Dopaminergic Correlates of Regional Cerebral Blood Flow in Parkinsonian Disorders
Background
Cerebral blood flow (CBF) and dopamine transporter (DAT) images are clinically used for the differential diagnosis of parkinsonian disorders.
Objectives
This study aimed to examine the correlation of CBF with striatal DAT in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and atypical parkinsonian syndromes (APS) and evaluate the diagnostic power of DAT-correlated CBF in PD through machine learning with each imaging modality alone or in combination.
Methods
Fifty-eight patients with PD and 71 with APS (24 with multiple system atrophy, 21 with progressive supranuclear palsy, and 26 with corticobasal syndrome) underwent 123I-IMP and 123I-FP-CIT single-photon emission computed tomography. Multiple regression analyses for CBF and striatal DAT binding were conducted on each group. PD probability was predicted by machine learning and receiver operating characteristic curves.
Results
The PD group showed more affected striatal DAT binding positively correlated with the ipsilateral prefrontal perfusion and negatively with the bilateral cerebellar perfusion. In corticobasal syndrome, striatal DAT binding positively correlated with the ipsilateral prefrontal perfusion and negatively with the contralateral precentral perfusion. In Richardson's syndrome, striatal DAT binding positively correlated with perfusion in the ipsilateral precentral cortex and basal ganglia. Machine learning showed that the combination of CBF and DAT was better for delineating PD from APS (area under the curve [AUC] = 0.87) than either CBF (0.67) or DAT (0.50) alone.
期刊介绍:
Movement Disorders publishes a variety of content types including Reviews, Viewpoints, Full Length Articles, Historical Reports, Brief Reports, and Letters. The journal considers original manuscripts on topics related to the diagnosis, therapeutics, pharmacology, biochemistry, physiology, etiology, genetics, and epidemiology of movement disorders. Appropriate topics include Parkinsonism, Chorea, Tremors, Dystonia, Myoclonus, Tics, Tardive Dyskinesia, Spasticity, and Ataxia.