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The Quantitative EEG Change in Parkinson’s Disease

The Quantitative EEG Change in Parkinson’s Disease
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Author(s): Akihiko Morita (Nihon University School of Medicine, Japan)
Copyright: 2013
Pages: 10
Source title: Biomedical Engineering and Cognitive Neuroscience for Healthcare: Interdisciplinary Applications
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Jinglong Wu (Okayama University, Japan)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-2113-8.ch023

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Abstract

In this study, the author presents results regarding the quantitative EEG (qEEG) in Parkinson’s disease (PD). This study is the first to assess the distribution of a qEEG change in a large number of PD patients. Based on the pathological changes observed in PD, PD patients present significantly diffuse slowing in their qEEG compared with normal control subjects. Moreover, slowing of the qEEG in each electrode corresponded significantly with the progression of PD and cognitive impairment. This finding is consistent with Braak’s findings in PD (Braak, H. et al., 2004).

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