Peripheral neuromuscular changes in Parkinson's disease.
The muscle, nerve terminal and end plates of 3 patients suffering from idiopathic Parkinson's disease have been studied electrophysiologically, histologically, histochemically and electron microscopically. No characteristic neuromuscular features of parkinsonism were discernible. Four additional patients suffering from idiopathic parkinsonism complicated by diabetes, myasthenia gravis and spinal atrophy were also studied.
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009046:Motor Neurons; D009132:Muscles / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009468:Neuromuscular Diseases / Q000150:complications; D009469:Neuromuscular Junction / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*