EEG predicts Parkinson's dementia (IMAGE)

University of Iowa Health Care

EEG predicts Parkinson's dementia

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Low-frequency brain waves (red) detected by EEG in frontal brain regions during cognitive tasks. The level of activity is lower in participants with Parkinson’s disease (PD) compared to healthy participants, and further diminished in PD participants with dementia.

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Nandakumar Narayanan, University of Iowa

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