The Heterogeneity of Early Parkinson’s Disease: A Cluster Analysis on Newly Diagnosed Untreated Patients

Roberto Erro; Carmine Vitale; Marianna Amboni; Marina Picillo; Marcello Moccia; Katia Longo; Gabriella Santangelo; Anna De Rosa; Roberto Allocca; Flavio Giordano; Giuseppe Orefice; Giuseppe De Michele; Lucio Santoro; Maria Teresa Pellecchia; Paolo Barone

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0070244

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The Heterogeneity of Early Parkinson’s Disease: A Cluster Analysis on Newly Diagnosed Untreated Patients

Roberto Erro ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Roberto Erro, Carmine Vitale

Affiliation Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders, University College London (UCL), London, United Kingdom
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Carmine Vitale ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Roberto Erro, Carmine Vitale

Affiliations IDC Hermitage - Capodimonte, Naples, Italy, University Parthenope, Naples, Italy
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Marianna Amboni,

Affiliation IDC Hermitage - Capodimonte, Naples, Italy
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Marina Picillo,

Affiliation University Federico II, Department of Neurological Science, Naples, Italy
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Marcello Moccia,

Affiliation University Federico II, Department of Neurological Science, Naples, Italy
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Katia Longo,

Affiliation IDC Hermitage - Capodimonte, Naples, Italy
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Gabriella Santangelo,

Affiliations IDC Hermitage - Capodimonte, Naples, Italy, Neuropsychology Laboratory, Department of Psychology, Second University of Naples, Caserta, Italy
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Anna De Rosa,

Affiliation University Federico II, Department of Neurological Science, Naples, Italy
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Roberto Allocca,

Affiliation University Federico II, Department of Neurological Science, Naples, Italy
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Flavio Giordano,

Affiliation University of Salerno, Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases - CEMAND, Salerno, Italy
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Giuseppe Orefice,

Affiliation University Federico II, Department of Neurological Science, Naples, Italy
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Giuseppe De Michele,

Affiliation University Federico II, Department of Neurological Science, Naples, Italy
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Lucio Santoro,

Affiliation University Federico II, Department of Neurological Science, Naples, Italy
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Maria Teresa Pellecchia,

Affiliation University of Salerno, Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases - CEMAND, Salerno, Italy
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Paolo Barone

* E-mail: pbarone@unisa.it

Affiliation University of Salerno, Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases - CEMAND, Salerno, Italy
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The Heterogeneity of Early Parkinson’s Disease: A Cluster Analysis on Newly Diagnosed Untreated Patients

Roberto Erro,
Carmine Vitale,
Marianna Amboni,
Marina Picillo,
Marcello Moccia,
Katia Longo,
Gabriella Santangelo,
Anna De Rosa,
Roberto Allocca,
Flavio Giordano

Published: August 1, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0070244

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