Lack of association between dopamine transporter loss and non-motor symptoms in patients with Parkinson ’s disease: a detailed PET analysis of 12 striatal subregions

ConclusionsStriatal dopaminergic depletion was not significantly correlated with any of the various non-motor symptoms in PD. Our findings suggest that non-dopaminergic systems are significantly implicated in the pathogenesis of non-motor symptoms in patients with PD.
Source: Neurological Sciences - Category: Neurology Source Type: research