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PET and SPECT in Neurology

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A growing body of evidence supports the importance of functional imaging studies using single-photon emission tomography (SPECT) or positron emission tomography (PET) in neurology. In particular, Parkinson’s disease (PD) and other neurodegenerative disorders are useful disease models to understand the contribution of modern functional neuroimaging techniques. In this chapter, our aim is to address the principles of molecular imaging and also its pitfalls, with a focus on PD motor and nonmotor symptoms. From brain pathology to neurochemical pathology, from clinically unclear cases of parkinsonism to non-dopaminergic ligands and, finally, taking into account experimental tracers, we hope to cover key issues regarding the contribution of SPECT and PET in PD.

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Dr. M. Matarazzo was supported by a Clinical Research Fellowship Award from Parkinson Canada. Dr. A. J. Stoessl is supported by the Michael J. Fox Foundation, the Weston Brain Institute and the Canada Research Chairs Program. We gratefully acknowledge the assistance of Nasim Vafai for the image processing and generating the figures.

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Matarazzo, M., Felicio, A.C., Stoessl, A.J. (2021). Parkinson’s Disease. In: Dierckx, R.A.J.O., Otte, A., de Vries, E.F.J., van Waarde, A., Leenders, K.L. (eds) PET and SPECT in Neurology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53168-3_24

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