Substantia nigra neuromelanin-MR imaging differentiates essential tremor from Parkinson's disease.

Sofia ReimãoPatrícia Pita LoboDulce NeutelLeonor Correia GuedesMiguel CoelhoMário M RosaPedro AzevedoJoana FerreiraDaisy AbreuNilza GonçalvesRita G NunesJorge CamposJoaquim J Ferreira

Published in: Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society (2015)

Neuromelanin-sensitive MRI techniques can discriminate ET from early-stage tremor-dominant PD and can be a useful clinical tool in the evaluation of tremor disorders. © 2015 International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.

Keyphrases

deep brain stimulation
parkinson disease
early stage
contrast enhanced
magnetic resonance imaging
computed tomography
diffusion weighted imaging