Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
362-02-007 ISMRM Abstract

Mapping Neuropsychological Correlations to White Matter Organization in Individuals with and without Freezing of Gait in PD

Primary: Neuro - Parkinson's Disease
Secondary: Diffusion - Microstructure
362-02-007 · Clinical Diffusion Neuro · Monday, 11 May, 9:15 AM–10:10 AM · Digital Posters Row C
Keywords: Parkinson's Disease White Matter Fixel-based analysis Diffusion-weighted MRI Freezing of Gait
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Ivan Campbell1, Gaurav Nitin Rathi2, Jessica Z K. Caldwell3, Zoltan Mari4, Benjamin Hill1, Virendra Mishra2
1Department of Neuropsychology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, United States of America
2Department of Radiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, United States of America
3Department of Neuropsychology, Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, Las Vegas, United States of America
4Department of Neurology, Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, Las Vegas, United States of America
Presenting Author: Rishitha Praveen

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