| Literature DB >> 12928109 |
Toshiya Murai1, Henryk Barthel, Jörg Berrouschot, Dietlind Sorger, D Yves von Cramon, Ulrich Müller.
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Pathological crying (PC) is a neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by an excessive tendency towards crying after brain damage. To elucidate the role of serotonin neurotransmission for PC, a pilot study was performed using single photon emission computed tomography with [123I]beta-CIT to estimate central (midbrain/pons and thalamus/hypothalamus) serotonin transporter (SERT) densities in 15 stroke patients who did or did not have PC. SERT binding ratios in midbrain/pons were significantly lower in the PC subgroup.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 12928109
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Psychiatry Res ISSN: 0165-1781 Impact factor: 3.222