super(123)I-MIBG cardiac uptake and smell identification in parkinsonian patients with LRRK2 mutations

• Published in: Journal of neurology Vol. 258; no. 6; pp. 1126 - 1132
• Main Authors: Valldeoriola, Francesc, Gaig, Carles, Muxi, Africa, Navales, Ignacio, Paredes, Pilar, Lomena, Francisco, Cerda, Andres, Buongiorno, Mariateresa, Ezquerra, Mario, Santacruz, Pilar, Marti, Maria Jose, Tolosa, Eduardo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.06.2011

Reduced uptake of super(123)I- metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) on cardiac gammagraphy and impaired odor identification are markers of neurodegenerative diseases with Lewy bodies (LB) as a pathological hallmark, such as idiopathic Parkinson's disease (IPD). LRRK2 patients present with a clinical...