| Literature DB >> 12666122 |
Roger L Albin1, Donna Cross, Wayne T Cornblath, John A Wald, Kristine Wernette, Kirk A Frey, Satoshi Minoshima.
Abstract
Striatal dysfunction is thought to underlie many dystonias. We used [(123)I]iodobenzovesamicol single-photon emission computed tomography imaging to determine the density of cholinergic terminals in the striatum and other brain regions in 13 subjects with idiopathic cervical dystonia. Striatal [(131)I]iodobenzovesamicol binding was reduced. These results support a role for striatal dysfunction in idiopathic dystonias and suggest diminished striatal cholinergic interneuron density in cervical dystonia.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 12666122 DOI: 10.1002/ana.10527
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann Neurol ISSN: 0364-5134 Impact factor: 10.422