Dopamine-transporter imaging and visuo-motor testing in essential tremor, practical possibilities for detection of early stage Parkinson's disease

Comparison between the decrease of dopam

Comparison between the decrease of dopamine transporter and that of L-DOPA uptake for detection of early to advanced stage of Parkinson's disease in animal models

✍ Yasushi Ito; Masahiro Fujita; Shoichi Shimada; Yoshiyuki Watanabe; Tomoya Okada; 📂 Article 📅 1999 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 122 KB 👁 2 views

Early diagnosis of Parkinson's disease (PD) is important for the potential application of neuroprotective therapies. The purpose of this study was to assess the detection of the early changes of PD by either imaging the dopamine transporter (DAT) or uptake of L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (L-DOPA). A