Tegmental atrophy in isolated REM sleep behaviour disorder: Ex vivo-informed in vivo imaging
Munehiko Hirose, Kenji Yoshinaga, Yoshifumi Mori, Atsushi Shima, Nobukatsu Sawamoto, Noritaka Wakasugi, Hirohiko Imai, Masahiko Watanabe, Goichi Beck, Yuta Kajiyama, Ujiakira Nishiike, Hideki Mochizuki, Kazuya Kawabata, Keita Hiraga, Tomohiko Nakamura, , Japan-Parkinson’s Disease Progressive Markers Initiative (J-PPMI) cohort
This study identifies tegmental atrophy in iRBD using VBM and a novel brainstem atlas, linking atrophy in specific nuclei to autonomic dysfunction.
Brain Communications · Jan 1, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience