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Xi Wang1, Yuming Li2, Boyi Li1

  • 1Department of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.

Sleep medicine
|December 12, 2024
PubMed
概括

异常性快速眼动睡眠行为障碍 (iRBD) 显示大脑灰质体积的变化,包括额头和部区域的减少和小脑和丘脑的增加. 这些发现可能表明,在α-synucleinopathies中早期的神经退行.

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