Dopamine transporter imaging in psychogenic parkinsonism and neurodegenerative parkinsonism with psychogenic overlay: a report of three cases.

Content Provider	Europe PMC
Author	Umeh, Chizoba C. Szabo, Zsolt Pontone, Gregory M. Mari, Zoltan
Editor	Louis, Elan D.
Copyright Year	2013
Abstract	BackgroundDifferentiating psychogenic parkinsonism from neurodegenerative Parkinson's disease (PD) with psychogenic features is a diagnostic challenge.Case reportWe report a detailed longitudinal clinical description of three cases presenting with suspected psychogenic parkinsonism. Dopamine transporter single-photon emission computed tomography (DAT-SPECT) was used as a supplemental diagnostic study and influenced clinical management.DiscussionDAT-SPECT quantified the integrity of the striatal dopaminergic system in these cases of clinically uncertain parkinsonism and supported clinical decision-making.
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Page Count	4
Journal	Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements [Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y)]
Volume Number	3
PubMed Central reference number	PMC3777435
PubMed reference number	24137554
e-ISSN	21608288
DOI	10.7916/d8fb51ps
Language	English
Publisher	Columbia University Libraries/Information Services
Publisher Date	2013-09-10
Access Restriction	Open
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Subject Keyword	Psychogenic parkinsonism Parkinson's disease dopamine transporter imaging striatal dopaminergic deficit
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Medicine