Editor’s Choice The authors evaluated 24 patients with Parkinson disease and 24 age- and sex-matched healthy controls who underwent 3T MR imaging with a 3D multiecho gradient-echo sequence. On reconstructed quantitative susceptibility maps they measured the susceptibility values in the
Kanekar SG, ed. Imaging of Neurodegenerative Disorders. Thieme; 2015; 424 pp; 595 ill; $189.99 Imaging of Neurodegenerative Disorders is an important book. Edited by Dr. Kanekar from Penn State University College of Medicine, with 84 contributors, the book nicely combines the
Editor’s Choice Editor’s Comment Nigrosomes are calbindin-poor zones within the substantia nigra pars compacta, and are the primary subregion where dopaminergic cells are lost in Parkinson disease. High-resolution 3D multiecho imaging was performed at 3T in 13 healthy subjects and
I.N. Mavridisa aDepartment of Neurosurgery “K.A.T.-National Rehabilitation Center” General Hospital of Attica Athens, Greece I read the recent article by Mak et al1 regarding the association of subcortical atrophy with cognitive impairment in Parkinson disease (PD), with great interest. The
Tuite P, Dagher A, eds. Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Movement Disorders: A Guide for Clinicians and Scientists. Cambridge Medicine; 2013; 291 pgs; $150.00 Movement disorders is a subspecialty of neurology, with expertise directed to disorders that affect the central control of
