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- Title
Relationship between the washout rate of I-123 MIBG scans and autonomic function in Parkinson's disease.
- Authors
Jeong, Young Jin; Jeong, Ji-Eun; Cheon, Sang-Myung; Yoon, Byeol-A; Kim, Jae Woo; Kang, Do-Young
- Abstract
Purpose: We have evaluated the clinical significance of the washout rate (WR) on I-123 MIBG scans through the analysis of the relationship between the I-123 MIBG scans and autonomic status in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Materials and methods: Sixty patients with clinical PD who had decreased HMR were enrolled. An autonomic symptom was evaluated using a head-up tilt test and the Composite Autonomic Severity Score (CASS). An I-123 MIBG scan and F-18 FP-CIT positron emission tomography (PET) were performed. All of the patients were classified into three groups according to the WR. The differences in patient characteristics and the imaging parameters among the three groups were evaluated, and a correlation analysis was also performed. Results: The frequency of orthostatic hypotension was significantly different among the three groups. The difference in systolic pressure (dSysPr) and the difference in diastolic pressure (dDiaPr) of group 3 was significantly larger than those of groups 1 and 2. From the correlation analysis, it can be seen that age, Hoehn and Yahr (H&Y) stage, dSysPr, and dDiaPr had a weak positive correlation with the WR. The total CASS score was significantly higher in group 3 compared with groups 1 and 2. The WR had a moderate positive correlation with the cardiosympathetic score and the total CASS score. Conclusion: The WR is related to autonomic dysfunction. An I-123 MIBG cardiac scan is considered to be a good method to evaluate not only the differential diagnosis of Parkinson's disease but also the degree of autonomic dysfunction.
- Subjects
PARKINSON'S disease; DYSAUTONOMIA; POSITRON emission tomography; SYSTOLIC blood pressure; ORTHOSTATIC hypotension
- Publication
PLoS ONE, 2020, Vol 14, Issue 3, p1
- ISSN
1932-6203
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0229860