Olfactory dysfunction and striatal dopamine transporter binding in motor subtypes of Parkinson's disease.
Fardin NabizadehFatemeh SodeifianKasra PiraheshPublished in: Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (2022)
The olfactory dysfunction was correlated with dopamine transporter activity in striatal nuclei only in the TD subtype. Therefore, the olfactory dysfunction in PIGD and indeterminate subtype may not be a predictive factor for the future decrease in dopamine uptake.