Degeneration of nigrostriatal pathway in patients with middle cerebral infarct: A diffusion tensor imaging study

• Published in: Medicine (Baltimore) Vol. 102; no. 14; p. e33370
• Main Authors: Seo, Jeong Pyo, Koo, Dong Kyun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 07.04.2023
• Subjects: Basal Ganglia; Diffusion Tensor Imaging - methods; Humans; Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery - complications; Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery - diagnostic imaging; Ischemic Stroke - complications; Observational Study; Putamen

The nigrostriatal tract (NST) is a dopaminergic pathway that runs from the substantia nigra pars compacta in the midbrain to the dorsal striatum (caudate nucleus and putamen) and regulates voluntary movement via the basal ganglia motor loops. However, it is unclear whether the effects of ischemic st...