## Abstract The prevalence of depression in Parkinson's disease (PD) varies greatly. In this study, we investigated major depressive disorder (MDD) and depressive symptoms without MDD in patients with PD. The psychopathological characteristics of depressive symptoms were assessed by a psychiatric i
Monoamines, BDNF, IL-6 and corticosterone in CSF in patients with Parkinson’s disease and major depression
✍ Scribed by Sven Pålhagen; Hongshi Qi; Björn Mårtensson; Jan Wålinder; Ann-Kathrine Granérus; Per Svenningsson
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 277 KB
- Volume
- 257
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-5354
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