Neuroimaging in Parkinson's Disease and Related Disorders

Neuroimaging in Parkinson's Disease and Related Disorders discusses the advances of molecular, structural and functional neuroimaging techniques associated with the etiology, pathophysiology, effects and complications of novel therapies in Parkinson's and related disorders. With new neuroimaging methodologies emerging over the past five years, this book provides a comprehensive overview of new technologies and research. Sections discuss the biomarker value of neuroimaging of the brain to understand disease progression in vivo in actual patients with Parkinson's disease and related disorders. Readers will be updated on in vivo pathology and pathophysiology in Parkinson's disease and in a number of related disorders.Also discussed is the association between clinical symptoms, clinical progression, and molecular, structural, and functional changes in the brain of patients with Parkinson's disease and related disorders.- Comprehensive overview of biomarker value of neuroimaging of the brain to understand disease progression in vivo in actual patients with Parkinson's disease and related disorders- Helps readers understand the in vivo pathology and pathophysiology in Parkinson's disease and in a number of related disorders- Discusses the association between clinical symptoms, clinical progression, and molecular, structural, and functional changes in the brain of patients with Parkinson's and related disorders

About the Author

University of Exeter, United KingdomMarios Politis is a Professor of Neurology, Consultant Neurologist, the Director of Mireille Gillings Neuroimaging Center, and the Director of the Neurodegeneration Imaging Group at University of Exeter. His research involves clinical observation and the use of PET and MR imaging as a method of investigating etiology, pathophysiology, and effects and complications of novel therapies in neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson’s disease. He has served as a chief investigator in a number of observational and interventional trials. Professor Politis has received a high number of awards and distinctions such as from the Movement Disorder Society, Royal College of Physicians, Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, and European Academy of Neurology. He is a recipient of the John Stolk Award in Movement Disorders from the American Academy of Neurology.

Heather Wilson, MSc. PhD, is a Senior Research Fellow at the Neurodegeneration Imaging Group, and Imaging Methodology Lead at the Mireille Gillings Neuroimaging Centre, University of Exeter.

Edoardo Rosario de Natale is a Senior Clinical Research Fellow at the Neurodegeneration Imaging Group at University of Exeter, lead of the clinical applications at the Mireille Gillings Neuroimaging Centre and honorary Consultant at the Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust.