Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
---|---|---|---|---|
321159 | European Neuropsychopharmacology | 2010 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
The imaging of the dopamine transporter could demonstrate the implication of dopaminergic pathway in the appearance of tardive dyskinesia. We report a case with psychotic and tardive dyskinesia symptoms. A DAT scan showed decreased dopamine transporter uptake in the area of brain's basal gaglia. A trial with quetiapine improved both psychotic and TD symptoms while a second DAT scan showed improvement status. We conclude that increased dopamine transporter uptake seemed to associate with the improvement of TD.
Keywords
Related Topics
Life Sciences
Neuroscience
Biological Psychiatry
Authors
E.N. Rizos, S. Chatziioannou, A. Douzenis, N. Siafakas, E. Katsantoni, P. Nikolaidou, M. Papathanasiou, L. Lykouras,