Abstract
Role of brain imaging for Parkinsonism T brain MRI is normal in Pakinson's disease. Brain MRI is useless when clinical presentation is typical of idiopathic Parkinson's disease. Brain MRI is the exam of choice for differentiating idiopathic Parkinson's disease and atypical parkinsonism. DATscan* confirms or rules out dopaminergic degeneration but does not separate idiopathic Parkinson's disease from Parkinson "plus" syndromes. FDG PET is helpful to separate idiopathic Parkinson's disease from Parkinson "plus" syndromes.
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MeSH terms
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Brain / diagnostic imaging
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Brain / pathology
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Dopaminergic Neurons
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Forecasting
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Humans
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
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Neurodegenerative Diseases / diagnosis
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Neurodegenerative Diseases / diagnostic imaging
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Neuroimaging* / methods
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Parkinson Disease / diagnosis
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Parkinson Disease / diagnostic imaging
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Parkinsonian Disorders / diagnosis
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Parkinsonian Disorders / diagnostic imaging*
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Parkinsonian Disorders / physiopathology
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Radiopharmaceuticals
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Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon / methods
Supplementary concepts
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Parkinson Disease, Familial, Type 1