Depression and psychosis are significantly associated with neuronal loss and gliosis – but not with Lewy body scores – in Parkinson’s disease, data from analyses of the brains of 175 patients suggest. Previous research has suggested a link between neuronal loss and depression in Parkinson’s disease (PD) but the impact of Lewy bodies has not been well studied. Evaluating Lewy body scores and neuronal loss/gliosis in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SN) and locus coeruleus (LC) could increase understanding of pathophysiology in PD. In a study published in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, the researchers analyzed the brains of 175 individuals with a primary diagnosis of PD.
Links: Medscape (5/2021) (article is available open access on Medscape with free registration)
