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Abstract #3209

Neuronal Degeneration in Parkinsonism: A DTI Study

Senthil S. Kumaran1, Mohit Saxena2, Vinay Goyal2, Madhuri Behari2

1Department of N.M.R., All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, Delhi, India; 2Department of Neurology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, Delhi, India


Parkinsonism offers difficulty in early diagnosis among Parkinsons disease (PD), Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) and Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP). Degeneration of basal ganglia and extra pyramidal regions of the midbrain has been observed in Parkinsons disease (PD), multiple system atrophy (MSA) and progressive supranuclear Palsy (PSP) using diffusivity (ADC) and fractional anisotropy of water diffusion in tissue (FA value).

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