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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Fahimeh Shojaei, M.D.

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On brain CT scan, Parkinson disease is characterized by cortical and subcortical atrophy.

On brain CT scan, Parkinson disease is characterized by cortical and subcortical atrophy.^[1]^[2]

↑ Steiner I, Gomori JM, Melamed E (1985). "Features of brain atrophy in Parkinson's disease. A CT scan study". Neuroradiology. 27 (2): 158–60. PMID 3990948.
↑ Starkstein SE, Leiguarda R (1993). "Neuropsychological correlates of brain atrophy in Parkinson's disease: a CT-scan study". Mov. Disord. 8 (1): 51–5. doi:10.1002/mds.870080110. PMID 8419807.