Erschienen in:
01.10.2013 | Neurology and Preclinical Neurological Studies - Short communication
Gender differences in cholinergic and dopaminergic deficits in Parkinson disease
verfasst von:
Vikas Kotagal, Roger L. Albin, Martijn L. T. M. Müller, Robert A. Koeppe, Kirk A. Frey, Nicolaas I. Bohnen
Erschienen in:
Journal of Neural Transmission
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Ausgabe 10/2013
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Abstract
As Parkinson disease (PD) may affect men and women differentially, we investigated gender differences in regional projection system integrity in 148 PD subjects (36 women, 112 men) using monoaminergic [11C]dihydrotetrabenazine and acetylcholinesterase [11C]PMP positron emission tomography. After controlling for age, disease duration, and Hoehn and Yahr score, men showed 5.9 % greater caudate dopaminergic denervation (p = 0.0018) and 5.8 % greater neocortical cholinergic denervation (p = 0.0097). No significant gender differences were seen in putaminal dopaminergic or thalamic cholinergic denervation.