Diffusion tensor imaging in Huntington's disease reveals distinct patterns of white matter degeneration associated with motor and cognitive deficits

India Bohanna, Nellie Georgiou-Karistianis, Anusha Sritharan, Hamed Asadi, Leigh Johnston, Andrew Churchyard, Gary Egan

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Abstract

Our findings suggest that WM degeneration within interhemispheric pathways plays an important role in the deterioration of cognitive and motor function in HD patients, and that improved understanding of WM pathology early in the disease is required.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)171 - 180
Number of pages10
JournalBrain Imaging and Behavior
Volume5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011

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