Brain SPECT imaging in Huntington's disease before and after therapy with olanzapine: case report

Olanzapine, an atypical antipsychotic drug, was administered to a patient with Huntington's disease (HD) with marked choreiform movements. Brain SPECT with 99mTc-HMPAO was performed before and after treatment. Brain SPECT imaging has been performed in patients with HD in order to determine the...

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Main Authors: ETCHEBEHERE ELBA C. S. C., LIMA MARIANA C. L., PASSOS WALMIR, MACIEL JR JAIME A., SANTOS ALLAN O., RAMOS CELSO DARÍO, CAMARGO EDWALDO E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 1999-01-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1999000500021