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SUBMITTER: Ravina B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5404810 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ravina Bernard B Marek Kenneth K Eberly Shirley S Oakes David D Kurlan Roger R Ascherio Alberto A Beal Flint F Beck James J Flagg Emily E Galpern Wendy R WR Harman Jennifer J Lang Anthony E AE Schwarzschild Michael M Tanner Caroline C Shoulson Ira I
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society 20120913 11
Dopamine (DA) transporter (DAT) imaging has been studied as a diagnostic tool for degenerative parkinsonism. Our aim was to measure the prognostic value of imaging for motor and nonmotor outcomes in Parkinson's disease (PD). We prospectively evaluated a Parkinson's cohort after enrollment in a de novo clinical trial with a battery of motor (UPDRS), cognitive (Montreal Cognitive Assessment), and behavioral measures. DAT imaging with [(123)I][β]-CIT and single-photon emission computerized tomograp ...[more]