Dementia
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The patients who are informed enough for understanding the aim of this study, and consent to undergoing the tests. However, when the patients cannot comprehend the study aim because of dementia, an attorney can show consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.The persons who may or do pregnant 2.Nursing persons by breastfeeding 3.The persons with alcohol intolerance 4.The persons with severe renal and hepatic impairment 5.The persons who are administrated the drugs which are supposed to interfere with the DATscan image 6.The persons with claustrophobia 7.The persons with aralgic episode to ECD or DATscan 8.The persons with pacemaker or the device for deep brain stimulation 9.The persons who are estimated inadequate for examinees by the responsible person of this study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To compare dual isotope studies with single isotope studies using semiquantitative analysis. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate relationship between findings of DAT iamges and perfusion images. To evaluate relationship between findings of DAT scan and clinical manifestations. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine Depertment of Nuclear Medicine