Parkinson's disease diagnosis and impact on hormonal level
New Egyptian Journal of Medicine [The]. 2008; 38 (2): 67-74
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ABSTRACT
Functional imaging of the dopamine transporter [DAT] defines integrity of the dopaminergic system and has its main clinical application in patients with mild, incomplete, or uncertain parkinsonism. The radiopharmaceutical, DaTSCAN uses an iodine containing compound [ioflupane 123]. When injected into the bloodstream, it passes through the blood brain barrier and becomes attached to dopamine transporters in the nigrostriatal dopaminergic system [i.e. that system which has degenerated in Parkinson's with consequent reduction of dopamine production]. Parkinson's is characterized by severe loss of dopamine neurons and dopamine transports associated with them. Differenciation between [P.D.] and Essential Tremor [E T] is explained, with the impact of [P D] on hormonal level
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IMEMR
Main subject:
Thyroxine
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Hydrocortisone
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Tomography, Emission-Computed
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Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
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Radiopharmaceuticals
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Essential Tremor
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Handwriting
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Nortropanes
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
New Egypt. J. Med.
Year:
2008