Serum phosphorus levels associated with nigrostriatal dopaminergic deficits in drug-naïve Parkinson's disease.

Tadashi UmeharaMasahiro MimoriTatsushi KokubuMasakazu OzawaTomotaka ShiraishiTakeo SatoAsako OndaHiromasa MatsunoShusaku OmotoHidetomo MurakamiHisayoshi OkaYasuyuki Iguchi

Published in: Journal of the neurological sciences (2024)

Serum phosphorus levels and their association with nigrostriatal dopaminergic degeneration are different between patients with decreased H/M ratio and those with normal H/M ratio. Serum phosphorus levels may reflect the degree of nigrostriatal dopaminergic degeneration in patients with decreased H/M ratio, namely, Body-First PD.

Keyphrases

sewage sludge
traumatic brain injury
emergency department
drug induced