MedCity News April 21, 2024
Routine NM-MRI for individuals at risk of Parkinson’s could provide a means of identifying the disease before symptoms emerge.
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a nervous system disorder that reduces voluntary motor control, causing muscle tremors, loss of mobility, and difficulties with balance and coordination. These symptoms are the result of neuronal damage and death, especially within the substantia nigra (SN) and locus coeruleus (LC) regions of the brain. However, loss of coordination and motor control is also associated with a range of other neurodegenerative diseases, which may require significantly different treatments than PD. It is, therefore, crucial that PD can be accurately diagnosed and differentiated from similar disorders so that patients can receive the appropriate care.
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