Potential Utility of 123I-MIBG Scintigraphy as a Predictor of Falls in Parkinson's Disease

Potential Utility of 123I-MIBG Scintigraphy as a Predictor of Falls in Parkinson's Disease

Background: Falls are associated with poor prognosis in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Although several factors related to falls were reported in patients with PD, objective predictors of falls are not identified. We aimed to determine whether 123I-meta-iodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) cardi...

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Main Authors: Nagahisa Murakami, Wataru Sako, Shotaro Haji, Takahiro Furukawa, Yoichi Otomi, Hideki Otsuka, Yuishin Izumi, Masafumi Harada, Ryuji Kaji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
Parkinson's disease
falls
MIBG
prognosis
motor symptom
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2019.00376/full

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