Experimental Parkinson's Disease and Hemiplegia (Monkey)
Creator
David G. Cogan, MD (1908-1993)
Affiliation
(DGC) Former Director of Ophthalmology, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Subject
Parkinson's Disease; Eye Movement Recordings; Experimental Hemiplegia
Description
History: MPTP induced. Left carotid infusion of MPTP with left sided Parkinsonism. Left sided visual neglect and anatomical changes in left substantia nigra and left retinal pigment epithelium. Disease/ Diagnosis: Parkinson Disease.
Date
1986-03-24
References
Bankiewicz KS, Oldfield EH, Plunkett RJ, Schuette WH, Cogan DG, Hogan N, Zuddas A, and Kopin IJ: Apparent Unilateral Visual Neglect in MPTP-hemiparkinsonian monkeys due to delayed initiation of motion. Brain Research. 541:98-102, 1991.
