Challenging selective vulnerability in Parkinson's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Will Lunt, Jay A. Moore, Emilie Cottard, Alan E Murphy, Maitri Shah, Ji Sang, Jethro Choi, Hiranyamaya Dash, Sarah Dawson, Nathan Green, Elina Nagaeva, Samuel Burke, Julian P. T. Higgins, Nathan Skene
This paper challenges the assumption of selective vulnerability in Parkinson's disease by analyzing post-mortem data and finding substantial neuronal loss beyond dopaminergic and pigmented populations.
bioRxiv · Sep 19, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience