123I-MIBG Myocardial Scintigraphy in the Diagnosis of Lewy Body Dementia
Introduction: Lewy body dementia (LBD) is the second most common cause of neurodegenerative dementia after Alzheimer's disease (AD). A cardiac post-ganglionic sympathetic denervation has been described in this condition which can be quantified by MIBG (metaiodobenzylguanidine) myocardial scinti...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier España
2010-01-01
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Series: | Neurología (English Edition) |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S217358081070078X |