No link between striatal dopaminergic axons and dopamine transporter imaging in Parkinson's disease.

Emma A HonkanenLaura SaariKatri OrteMaria GardbergTommi NoponenJuho JoutsaValtteri Kaasinen

Published in: Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society (2019)

Striatal dopamine transporter imaging does not associate with axonal nor somal loss of the nigrostriatal neurons in PD. It may reflect dopaminergic activity rather than number of surviving neurons or their striatal projection axons. © 2019 International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.

Keyphrases

parkinson disease
high resolution
functional connectivity
spinal cord
uric acid
spinal cord injury
magnetic resonance imaging
computed tomography
metabolic syndrome
prefrontal cortex
photodynamic therapy