Sex-related pattern of intrinsic brain connectivity in drug-naïve Parkinson's disease patients.

Rosa De MiccoFabrizio EspositoFederica di NardoGiuseppina CaiazzoMattia SicilianoAntonio RussoMario CirilloGioacchino TedeschiAlessandro Tessitore

Published in: Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society (2019)

Our findings revealed the presence of a disease-related, sex-specific cortical and subcortical connectivity pattern within the sensorimotor network, in the early stage of PD. We hypothesize that these findings may be related to the presence of different sex-specific nigrostriatal dopaminergic pathways and might predict PD progression. © 2019 International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.

Keyphrases

white matter
early stage
resting state
functional connectivity
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
drug induced
rectal cancer