| Levodopa challenge test and (123) I-metaiodobenzylguanidine scintigraphy for diagnosing Parkinson's disease. | |
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PMID: 23410225 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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OBJECTIVES: To explore the possibility of a generally applicable tool for the immediate diagnosis of Parkinson's disease (PD) in its early stage, we compared the sensitivity and specificity of an acute levodopa challenge test with that of (123) I-metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) myocardial scintigraphy. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A consecutive series of 45 patients with extrapyramidal symptoms were recruited to the acute levodopa challenge and evaluated for improvement by use of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale motor scores. Of these patients, 32 of them were also examined by MIBG scintigraphy. The patients were followed up for at least 24 months, and 22 patients were diagnosed as having clinically definite PD. RESULTS: The sensitivity and specificity of the acute levodopa challenge test to predict clinical diagnosis of PD were 81.8% and 81.8%, respectively, which were better than those obtained by MIBG scintigraphy (62.5% and 62.5%). In both early- and middle-stages of PD, the test gave better sensitivity than MIBG scintigraphy. CONCLUSIONS: Considering that the well-established and frequently referred clinical diagnostic criteria require longitudinal observation for at least 24 months, the acute levodopa challenge test can be used as an immediate diagnostic tool for PD with sensitivity and specificity comparable to those of MIBG. |
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S Asayama; R Wate; S Kaneko; T Asayama; M Oki; A Tsuge; M Nagashima; J Morita; S Nakamura; M Nakamura; M Nishii; K Fujita; A Saito; S Nakano; H Ito; H Kusaka |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2013-2-15 |
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Title: Acta neurologica Scandinavica Volume: - ISSN: 1600-0404 ISO Abbreviation: Acta Neurol. Scand. Publication Date: 2013 Feb |
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Created Date: 2013-2-15 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0370336 Medline TA: Acta Neurol Scand Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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© 2013 John Wiley & Sons A/S. |
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Department of Neurology, Kansai Medical University, Moriguchi, Osaka, Japan. |
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