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Project Number: | I01CX000555-05A1 |
| Title: | Longitudinal MRI in Preclinical Parkinson Disease |
| Principal Investigator: | Catherine L. Gallagher |
| Location: | Madison, WI |
| Congressional District Code: | 2 |
| Research Service: | Clinical Science R&D |
| Project Period: | October 2017 - September 2022 |
| FY 2021 Funding Amount: | $0 |
| Total Award Amount (all years): |
$730,307 |
| Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: Work Accomplished/Background: Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common disease of aging that causes motor symptoms such as slow movement and tremor, as well as non-motor symptoms, such as cognitive difficulties and constipation. Non-motor symptoms can precede the development of motor symptoms by years—this observation has led to the hypothesis that PD has a long “preclinical” period during which cells in the brain and peripheral nervous system are damaged, but the damage has not exceeded a threshold... |