The vagus nerve becomes smaller in patients with Parkinson's disease: A preliminary cross-sectional study using ultrasonography

Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2018 Oct:55:148-149. doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2018.06.002. Epub 2018 Jun 4.

¹ Department of Neurology, Tenri Hospital, 200 Mishima-cho, Tenri, Nara, 632-8552, Japan. Electronic address: kazusan@kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp.
² Department of Neurology, Tenri Hospital, 200 Mishima-cho, Tenri, Nara, 632-8552, Japan. Electronic address: skylark.diving@gmail.com.
³ Department of Neurology, Tenri Hospital, 200 Mishima-cho, Tenri, Nara, 632-8552, Japan. Electronic address: sakamakiharuhi@gmail.com.
⁴ Department of Neurology, Tenri Hospital, 200 Mishima-cho, Tenri, Nara, 632-8552, Japan. Electronic address: tanaka19830311kanta@gmail.com.
⁵ Department of Neurology, Tenri Hospital, 200 Mishima-cho, Tenri, Nara, 632-8552, Japan. Electronic address: suenaga@tenriyorozu.jp.

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Keywords: Cross-sectional area (CSA); Parkinson's disease (PD); Ultrasonography; Vagus nerve.

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