Thyroid [123I]MIBG uptake in Parkinson's disease and diabetes mellitus

Tatyana D. Fedorova*, Karoline Knudsen, Thorsten K. Rasmussen, Jacob Horsager, Adjmal Nahimi, Casper Skjærbæk, Eva Schaeffer, Daniela Berg, Astrid J. Terkelsen, Per Borghammer

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Abstract

Thyroid [123I]MIBG uptake is proposed as a tool for differentiating between Parkinson's disease (PD) and diabetes mellitus (DM) on [123I]MIBG scintigraphies since both patient groups show decreased cardiac uptake. One study compared thyroid [123I]MIBG uptake in DM and PD patients and reported reduced [123I]MIBG uptake only in the PD group. Here, we investigated thyroid [123I]MIBG uptake in patients with PD and DM and found severely reduced thyroid [123I]MIBG uptake in DM. Larger studies are needed to substantiate whether DM patients are more or less likely to exhibit decreased thyroid MIBG uptake compared to controls and PD patients.

Original languageEnglish
JournalIBRO Neuroscience Reports
Volume14
Pages (from-to)342-345
Number of pages4
ISSN2667-2421
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2023

Keywords

  • Diabetes mellitus
  • MIBG
  • Parkinson's disease
  • Scintigraphy
  • Thyroid gland

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