Dopamine cell loss in the periaqueductal gray in multiple system atrophy and Lewy body dementia

BACKGROUND: Experimental studies indicate that dopaminergic neurons in the ventral periaqueductal gray matter (PAG) are involved in maintenance of wakefulness. Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) is a common manifestation of multiple system atrophy (MSA) and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) but involv...

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Main Authors: Benarroch, E E., Schmeichel, A M., Dugger, B N., Sandroni, P, Parisi, J E., Low, P A.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Academy of Neurology 2009
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2713188/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19597132
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181ad53e7
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