Echogenicity of the substantia nigra region in Parkinson's disease.

نویسندگان

  • Edson Bor-Seng-Shu
  • Kelson James Almeida
  • Daniel Ciampi de Andrade
  • Erich Talamoni Fonoff
  • Manoel Jacobsen Teixeira
  • Egberto Reis Barbosa
چکیده

Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo School of Medicine (FMUSP), São Paulo, Brazil. Correspondence: Edson Bor-Seng-Shu; Divisão de Cirurgia Neurológica, Hospital das Clínicas, USP; Avenida Dr. Eneas de Carvalho Aguiar 255; 05403-000 São Paulo SP Brasil; E-mail: [email protected] Conflict of interest: There is no conflict of interest to declare. Received 04 September 2011; Received in final form 14 September 2011; Accepted 21 September 2011

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

دوره 70 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2012