Orthostatic hypotension, non-dipping and striatal dopamine in Parkinson disease

Yoon Sang Oh, Joong Seok Kim, Yong An Chung, Ie Ryung You, Dong Won Yang, Sung Woo Chung, Jeong Wook Park, Yeong In Kim, Kwang Soo Lee

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Abstract

Orthostatic hypotension and non-dipping are relatively common autonomic dysfunctions in patients with Parkinson disease (PD). These abnormalities have been thought to occur independently of striatal dopaminergic depletion; however, only little preliminary information is available. In this study, we investigated the association of neurocirculatory changes with striatal dopamine transporter status in 69 patients with early PD. Seventeen patients had orthostatic hypotension and 55 patients were non-dippers. A comparison between cases with and without orthostatic hypotension was insignificant for striatal dopamine transporter uptake. These insignificances continued in a comparison of dippers and non-dippers. These results suggest that sympathetic noradrenergic dysfunctions in PD are independent of striatal dopamine transporter depletion.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)557-560
Number of pages4
JournalNeurological Sciences
Volume34
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2013

Keywords

  • Motor symptoms
  • Non-dipping
  • Orthostatic hypotension
  • Parkinson disease
  • Striatal dopamine depletion

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