Cardiac sympathetic denervation preceding motor signs in Parkinson disease
Cardiac sympathetic denervation preceding motor signs in Parkinson disease
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DOI:
10.1007/s10286-007-0396-1
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发表时间:
2007-04-01
影响因子:
5.8
通讯作者:
Eisenhofer, Graeme
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作者:
Goldstein, David S.;Sharabi, Yehonatan;Eisenhofer, Graeme
There is substantial interest in identifying biomarkers to detect early Parkinson disease (PD). Cardiac noradrenergic denervation and attenuated baroreflex-cardiovagal function occur in de novo PD, but whether these abnormalities can precede PD has been unknown. Here we report the case of a patient who had profoundly decreased left ventricular myocardial 6-[F-18]fluorodopamine-derived radioactivity and low baroreflex-cardiovagal gain, 4 years before the onset of symptoms and signs of PD. The results lead us to hypothesize that cardiac noradrenergic denervation and decreased baroreflex-cardiovagal function may occur early in the pathogenesis of PD.