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Subregional patterns of preferential striatal dopamine transporter loss differ in Parkinson disease, progressive supranuclear palsy, and multiple-system atrophy

Minyoung Oh, Jae Seung Kim, Ji Young Kim +7 more2012Journal of Nuclear MedicineJournal Article
Neurological

Abstract

Compared with PD, PSP and MSA showed more prominent and earlier dopamine transporter loss in the AC and VP, respectively. These findings could be useful for suggesting PSP or MSA in parkinsonian cases without characteristic atypical features.

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Key Biomarkers

Caudate atrophyDopamine Transporter LossStriatal Degeneration

Symptom Clusters

Parkinsonism