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9159746

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-7-28
pubmed:abstractText
The radiotracer [123I]beta-CIT is a sensitive marker of dopamine uptake sites that can be used to visualize dopaminergic nerve endings in vivo in the human brain. We report on [123I]beta-CIT single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) findings in a patient with DOPA-responsive dystonia (DRD). [123I]beta-CIT SPECT showed a striatal radiotracer uptake in the upper range of normal, indicating intact dopamine transporters and structural integrity of nigrostriatal neurons. This differentiates DRD from clinically similar cases with juvenile-onset parkinsonism with dystonia that have a considerable poorer prognosis. [123I]-beta-CIT SPECT may provide a method equally as useful as fluorodopa positron emission tomography in DRD.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0885-3185
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
448-51
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
[123I]beta-CIT single-photon emission tomography in DOPA-responsive dystonia.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology, Universities of Würzburg, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Case Reports