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Thalamic Projection Fiber Integrity in de novo Parkinson Disease

P.J. Planetta, E.T. Schulze, E.K. Geary, D.M. Corcos, J.G. Goldman, D.M. Little and D.E. Vaillancourt
American Journal of Neuroradiology January 2013, 34 (1) 74-79; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A3178
P.J. Planetta
aFrom the Departments of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology (P.J.P., D.E.V.)
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E.T. Schulze
dDepartments of Neurology and Rehabilitation (E.T.S., E.K.G., D.M.C.)
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E.K. Geary
dDepartments of Neurology and Rehabilitation (E.T.S., E.K.G., D.M.C.)
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D.M. Corcos
dDepartments of Neurology and Rehabilitation (E.T.S., E.K.G., D.M.C.)
eKinesiology and Nutrition (D.M.C.)
fPhysical Therapy (D.M.C.)
gBioengineering (D.M.C.), University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
hDepartment of Neurological Sciences (D.M.C., J.G.G.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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J.G. Goldman
hDepartment of Neurological Sciences (D.M.C., J.G.G.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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D.M. Little
iDepartment of Veterans Affairs, VISN 17 Center of Excellence for Research on Returning War Veterans (D.M.L.), Waco, Texas
jDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science (D.M.L.), Texas A&M Health Sciences Center, Bryan, Texas.
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D.E. Vaillancourt
aFrom the Departments of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology (P.J.P., D.E.V.)
bNeurology (D.E.V.)
cBiomedical Engineering (D.E.V.), University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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