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Characterization of dopaminergic dysfunction in familial progressive supranuclear palsy: an 18F-dopa PET study.
Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) - 1 Mar 2007
Tai Y F, Ahsan R L, de Yébenes J G, Pavese N, Brooks D J, Piccini P
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We analyzed (18)F-dopa PET data from 11 members of kindreds with familial progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) to characterize their cerebral dopaminergic dysfunction. Three clinically-affected PSP patients showed reduced (18)F-dopa uptake in the striatum, orbitofrontal cortex and amygdala. One a...
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