Accuracy of dopaminergic imaging as a biomarker for mild cognitive impairment with Lewy bodies.
Gemma RobertsPaul C DonaghyJim LloydRory DurcanGeorge PetridesSean J CollobySarah LawleyJoanna CiafoneCalum A HamiltonMichael FirbankLouise AllanNicola BarnettSally BarkerKirsty OlsenKim HoweTamir AliJohn-Paul TaylorJohn O'BrienAlan J ThomasPublished in: The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science (2020)
It is over five times as likely for an abnormal scan to be found in probable MCI with Lewy bodies than MCI due to Alzheimer's disease. Dopaminergic imaging appears to be useful at the MCI stage in cases where Lewy body disease is suspected clinically.