METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING AND MONITORING TREATMENT OF LEWY BODY DEMENTIA BY ASSESSING DOPAMINE TRANSPORTER LEVEL
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May 5, 2016
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Jan 11, 2016
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Oct 31, 2007
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A method of diagnosing Lewy Body Dementia in a human patient by assessing the level of dopamine transporter in at least one region of the patient's central nervous system, where a lowered level of dopamine transporter in the patient is indicative of Lewy Body Dementia. In embodiments of the invention, assessment of dopamine transporter levels includes assessing binding of a dopamine transporter ligand to the dopamine transporters using PET or SPECT.
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