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Imaging of dopaminergic dysfunction with [123I]FP-CIT SPECT in early-onset parkin disease.
Neurology - 14 Dec 2004
Varrone A, Pellecchia M T, Amboni M, Sansone V, Salvatore E, Ghezzi D, Garavaglia B, Brice A, Brunetti A, Bonavita V, De Michele G, Salvatore M, Pappatà S, Barone P
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether the presence of parkin gene mutations is associated with different nigrostriatal impairment than other early-onset parkinsonism. METHODS: Eighteen consecutive early-onset Parkinson disease (PD) patients (nine parkin and nine nonparkin patients) and six controls w...
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