Parkinson Disease
Studies from P. Zanotti-Fregonara and colleagues yield new information about Parkinson disease
Published in Telemedicine Week, November 4th, 2008
Researchers detail in '[123I]-FP-CIT and [99mTc]-HMPAO single photon emission computed tomography in a new sporadic case of rapid-onset dystonia-parkinsonism,' new data in Parkinson disease. "Rapid-onset dystonia-parkinsonism (RDP) is a rare, autosomal-dominantly inherited syndrome characterized by abrupt onset, over hours to days, of dystonic and parkinsonian symptoms. To date, RDP has been described in a small number of families, and in only four sporadic cases," scientists in Orsay, France report.
"We here report a new sporadic case of RDP who has a novel de novo mutation in the ATP1A3 gene. Striatal dopamine transporters have been assessed quantitatively using...
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