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Patients with Parkinson’s disease and scans with (predominant) ipsilateral dopaminergic deficit

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Acknowledgments

Prof. P. Barone has received honoraria as a Consultant & Advisory Board Memberships for Novartis, Schwarz Pharma/UCB, Merck-Serono, Eisai, Solvay, General Electric and Lundbeck. Has received research support from Boehringer Ingelheim, Novartis, Schwarz Pharma/UCB, Merck-Serono, Solvay, and Lundbeck. All other authors have no financial disclosures.

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  1. Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders, Institute of Neurology, UCL, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, UK

    Roberto Erro

  2. Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases-CEMAND, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy

    Paolo Barone

  3. Institute of Biostructure and Bioimaging, CNR, Naples, Italy

    Caterina Vicidomini & Sabina Pappatà

  4. Department of Neurological Science, University Federico II, Naples, Italy

    Marina Picillo

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Erro, R., Barone, P., Vicidomini, C. et al. Patients with Parkinson’s disease and scans with (predominant) ipsilateral dopaminergic deficit. J Neurol 260, 2405–2406 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-013-7030-z

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