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A scan without evidence is not evidence of absence: Scans without evidence of dopaminergic deficit in a symptomatic leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 mutation carrier.
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society - 1 Mar 2016
Wile Daryl J, Dinelle Katie, Vafai Nasim, McKenzie Jessamyn, Tsui Joseph K, Schaffer Paul, Ding Yu-Shin, Farrer Matthew, Sossi Vesna, Stoessl A Jon
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INTRODUCTION: The basis for SWEDD is unclear, with most cases representing PD mimics but some later developing PD with a dopaminergic deficit. METHODS: We studied a patient initially diagnosed with SWEDD (based on (18)F-dopa PET) who developed unequivocal PD associated with a leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 p.G2019S mutation. Repeat multitracer PET was performed at 17 years' disease duration, including...
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