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Cardiac 123I-MIBG scintigraphy can assess the disease severity and phenotype of PD.
Journal of the neurological sciences - 15 May 2004
Saiki Shinji, Hirose Genjiro, Sakai Koichiro, Kataoka Satoshi, Hori Ariyuki, Saiki Misuzu, Kaito Muichi, Higashi Kotaro, Taki Suzuka, Kakeshita Kazuo, Fujino Susumu, Miaki Miho
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Cardiac (123)I-metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) scintigraphy studies of patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD) found decreased uptake. Whether this decrease is associated with clinical severity as assessed by the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) and the phenotypes of PD has not been determined. METHODS: Cardiac MIBG scintigraphy was performed on 34 patients with PD, 7 with...
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