Extrastriatal 123I-FP-CIT SPECT impairment in Parkinson’s disease – the PPMI cohort

Abstract Background Neuropathological data and nuclear medicine imaging show extensive serotonergic impairment in Parkinson’s disease (PD). We undertook a case-controlled analysis of 123I-FP-CIT SPECT images to measure extrastriatal serotonergic transporters (SERT) in PD using the Parkinson’s Progre...

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Main Authors: Nicolas Nicastro, Valentina Garibotto, Pierre R. Burkhard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:BMC Neurology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12883-020-01777-2