Early diagnosis of Parkinson's disease
- PMID: 16944352
- DOI: 10.1007/s00415-006-4002-6
Early diagnosis of Parkinson's disease
Erratum in
- J Neurol. 2008 Sep;255(9):1444
Abstract
The clinical methods of olfactory testing and color discrimination as well as apparative methods such as transcranial ultrasound, dopamine transporter imaging and MIBG scintigraphy reveal a high sensitivity concerning the diagnosis of idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD). The specificity of the presented methods, in particular of the dopamine transporter imaging--seems to be limited. All these methods and primarily their combination allow the detection of PD in early and--probably--preclinical stages. This requires sufficient therapeutic strategies to prevent and treat preclinical and early PD.
References
Publication types
MeSH terms
LinkOut - more resources
Full Text Sources
Medical