PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Nichols, Emma Hitt
ED  - Trojanowski, John
TI  - Understanding Parkinson's Pathology is Key to Early Detection and Treatment
DP  - 2014 Aug 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 25--26
VI  - 14
IP  - 15
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/15/25.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/15/25.full
AB  - Understanding the underlying pathology of Parkinson's disease (PD) is critical in identifying the disease early and developing novel treatments. This article discusses the role of a-synuclein in PD, the extranigral pathology and preclinical detection of PD, as well as how the updated understanding of PD pathology explains its clinical phenotype