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

Author: Tsukita K¹, Taguchi T², Sakamaki-Tsukita H³, Tanaka K⁴, Suenaga T⁵
Affiliation:
¹Department of Neurology, Tenri Hospital, 200 Mishima-cho, Tenri, Nara, 632-8552, Japan. Electronic address: kazusan@kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp.
²Department of Neurology, Tenri Hospital, 200 Mishima-cho, Tenri, Nara, 632-8552, Japan. Electronic address: skylark.diving@gmail.com.
³Department of Neurology, Tenri Hospital, 200 Mishima-cho, Tenri, Nara, 632-8552, Japan. Electronic address: sakamakiharuhi@gmail.com.
⁴Department of Neurology, Tenri Hospital, 200 Mishima-cho, Tenri, Nara, 632-8552, Japan. Electronic address: tanaka19830311kanta@gmail.com.
⁵Department of Neurology, Tenri Hospital, 200 Mishima-cho, Tenri, Nara, 632-8552, Japan. Electronic address: suenaga@tenriyorozu.jp.
Conference/Journal: Parkinsonism Relat Disord.
Date published: 2018 Jun 4
Other: Pages: S1353-8020(18)30261-X , Special Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2018.06.002. [Epub ahead of print] , Word Count: 14