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Clinical Outcome and Striatal Dopaminergic Function After Shunt Surgery in Patients With Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus.
Neurology - 8 Jun 2021
Todisco Massimiliano, Zangaglia Roberta, Minafra Brigida, Pisano Patrizia, Trifirò Giuseppe, Bossert Irene, Pozzi Nicoló Gabriele, Brumberg Joachim, Ceravolo Roberto, Isaias Ioannis Ugo, Fasano Alfonso, Pacchetti Claudio
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine changes in clinical features and striatal dopamine reuptake transporter (DAT) density after shunt surgery in patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH). METHODS: Participants with probable iNPH were assessed at baseline by means of clinical rating scales, brain MRI, and SPECT with [123I]-N-ω-fluoropropyl-2β-carbomethoxy-3β-(4-iodophenyl)nortropane (FP-CIT). Levodopa...
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