Disfunzione dopaminergica con caratteristiche simili in pazienti con sindrome del cromosoma 20 ad anello ed epilessia temporale : studio pre e post-sinaptico mediante SPECT
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2010
Citazione:
Disfunzione dopaminergica con caratteristiche simili in pazienti con sindrome del cromosoma 20 ad anello ed epilessia temporale : studio pre e post-sinaptico mediante SPECT / V. Chiesa, A. Del Sole, G. Lucignani, L. Giordano, F. La Briola, A. Vignoli, F. Elisei, L. Gilardi, R. Canger, M. Canevini. - In: BOLLETTINO-LEGA ITALIANA CONTRO L'EPILESSIA. - ISSN 0394-560X. - 2010:140(2010), pp. 226-229. ((Intervento presentato al 32. convegno Congresso Nazionale LICE tenutosi a Sorrento nel 2009.
Abstract:
Experimental and clinical data suggest a basal ganglia involvement in different types of refractory epilepsy. The aim of this study is to determine if SPET study reveals differences between patients affected by ring chromosome 20 syndrome [(R(20)] and patients with drug-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy [TLE] in presynaptic termination of dopaminergic nigro-striatal neurons and postsynaptic dopamine receptors, administrating 123I-ioflupane and 123I-IBZM. Patients with R(20) and TLE showed a similar pattern of postsynaptic dopaminergic dysfunction. Regarding the presynaptic termination of dopaminergic nigro-striatal neurons, we found a wide heterogeneity in R(20) group, probably related to large clinical differences. Interestingly, patients with a lower seizure frequency showed a higher dopaminergic activity, and an inverse correlation between mosaicism percentage and dopaminergic nigro-striatal neurons occurred.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
dopaminergic system ; nuclear medicine ; ring chromosome 20 ; SPET ; temporal lobe epilepy
Elenco autori:
V. Chiesa, A. Del Sole, G. Lucignani, L. Giordano, F. La Briola, A. Vignoli, F. Elisei, L. Gilardi, R. Canger, M. Canevini
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