Contrast detection, discrimination and adaptation in patients with Parkinson's disease and multiple system atrophy

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-412725
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.41272

Tebartz van Elst, L. ; Greenlee, Mark W.

; Foley, John M. ; Luecking, Carl H.

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Abstract

Visual spatial contrast thresholds and suprathreshold contrast matches were measured before and after adaptation to high-contrast sinewave gratings in patients with Parkinson's disease (n = 27), patients with multiple system atrophy (n = 6) and a group of age-matched control patients without CNS disease (n = 27). Contrast thresholds were higher in the Parkinson's disease patients than in either ...