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Summary
Figure 1. The effect of reserpine withdrawal on striatal DAT availability. Parametric images of striatal dopamine transporter (DAT) availability acquired using DAT-SPECT with [123I]FP-CIT. Images show the distribution volume ratio (DVR), which was used as a measure of DAT availability. The mild and homogenous decrease in DAT availability at initial presentation (01/2018) was completely resolved at follow-up (04/2018), 3 months after the withdrawal of reserpine. Images were acquired on a dual-headed SPECT system, 3 h after intravenous injection of 185 MBq [123I]FP-CIT. Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2019.00634/full Citation: Rijntjes M and Meyer PT (2019) No Free Lunch With Herbal Preparations: Lessons From a Case of Parkinsonism and Depression Due to Herbal Medicine Containing Reserpine. Front. Neurol. 10:634. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2019.00634