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AIM: Investigate wether there are differences in the parasympathetic nervous system in Parkinsons patients compared to controls.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: We use the tracer [11C]donepezil to image the parasympathetic nervous system. The Investigators will include 20 Parkinsons patients and 20 healthy controls aged 40-80 in our study. The participants will receive a careful medical examination, including a neurological examination, as part of the inclusion process. The subjects also have an MRI scan of the brain. Then PET/CT scans with [11C]donepezil are conducted - once for the upper abdominal region and once for the head region. For evaluating the function of the parasympathetic nervous system gastric emptying time, heart rate variability and salivary flow will be measured. These measureless will be correlated to the PET findings.

PERSPECTIVES: The study will potentially result in the development of a PET ligand for imaging the parasympathetic nervous system. This will have applications for research in Parkinson's disease, diabetes, heart disease and other disorders, in which the autonomic nervous system is involved


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Study Design

Observational Model: Case Control, Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional


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NCT number NCT02012595
Study type Observational
Source University of Aarhus
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Status Completed
Phase N/A
Start date October 2013
Completion date January 2015

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