Possible association between cerebral white matter atrophy 
and impaired performance of activities of daily living in patients with Parkinson’s disease

Zhi-Hao Lu; Yang-Kun Chen; Xiao-Li Fu; Qi-Ting Chen; Shu-Lan Yuan

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Possible association between cerebral white matter atrophy and impaired performance of activities of daily living in patients with Parkinson’s disease

Zhi-Hao Lu

¹

,

Yang-Kun Chen

¹

,

Xiao-Li Fu

¹

,

Qi-Ting Chen

^{1, 2}

,

Shu-Lan Yuan

^{1, 2}

Department of Neurology, the Affiliated Dongguan Hospital (Dongguan People’s Hospital) of Southern Medical University, Dongguan, China
Graduate School, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province, China

Folia Neuropathol 2023; 61 (3): 266-272

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/fn.2023.127651

Online publish date: 2023/05/31

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Possible association between cerebral white matter atrophy and impaired performance of activities of daily living in patients with Parkinson’s disease

Zhi-Hao Lu 1 , Yang-Kun Chen 1 , Xiao-Li Fu 1 , Qi-Ting Chen 1, 2 , Shu-Lan Yuan 1, 2

Zhi-Hao Lu

¹

,

Yang-Kun Chen

¹

,

Xiao-Li Fu

¹

,

Qi-Ting Chen

^{1, 2}

,

Shu-Lan Yuan

^{1, 2}