Article
Striatal D1 and D2 receptor binding in patients with Huntington's disease and other choreas. A PET study.
Brain : a journal of neurology - 1 Jun 1995
Turjanski N, Weeks R, Dolan R, Harding A E, Brooks D J
Abstract excerpt
We have used PET to study striatal D1 and D2 receptor binding in 10 patients with either the choreic or akinetic-rigid variants of Huntington's disease and in three patients with other causes of chorea. Background rigidity and bradykinesia in choreic patients were scored with a four-point scale....
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Basal Ganglia
- Benzazepines
- Carbon Radioisotopes
- Caudate Nucleus
- Chorea
- Dopamine
- Female
- Humans
- Huntington Disease
- Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Motor Activity
- Muscle Rigidity
- Phenotype
- Putamen