Presynaptic Dopaminergic Dysfunction in Schizophrenia A Positron Emission Tomographic [F]Fluorodopa Study

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  • Stephen McGowan
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Results: Statistical parametric mapping (P .05 corrected) and region-of-interest analyses (P .01) showed increased [F]fluorodopa uptake, confined primarily to the ventral striatum in patients with schizophrenia. No reductions in prefrontal cortical [F]fluorodopa uptake Ki were seen in the statistical parametric mapping and region-of-interest analyses, although dorsal anterior cingulate [F]fluorodopa Ki correlated with performance on the Stroop Color-Word Test in both groups.

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تاریخ انتشار 2004