Parkinson's disease (PD): other tests
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Parkinson's disease (PD): other tests. Olfactory testing, Neuropsychology tests, Cardiac MIBG scintigraphy. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Premotor PD tests
- Olfactory testing
- Neuropsychology tests
- Cardiac MIBG scintigraphy
- Dopamine transporter SPECT
- Positron emission tomography (PET)
- Genetic testing
Transcranial ultrasound scan (USS)
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
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Serum neurofilaments
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Investigational alpha synuclein assessments
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Other investigational tests
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References
- Siderowf A, Lang AE. Premotor Parkinson's disease: concepts and definitions. Mov Disord 2012; 27:608-616.
- Budisic M, Trkanjec Z, Bosnjak J, Lovrencic-Huzjan A, Vokovic V, Demarin V. Distinguishing Parkinson's disease and essential tremor with transcranial sonography. Acta Neurol Scand 2009; 129:17-21.
- Schwarz ST, Afzal M, Morgan PS, Bajaj N, Gowland PA, Auer DP. The 'swallow tail' appearance of the healthy nigrosome - a new accurate test of Parkinson's disease: a case-control and retrospective cross-sectional MRI study at 3T. PLoS One. 2014; 9:e93814.
- Shams S, Fällmar D, Schwarz S, et al. MRI of the swallow tail sign: a useful marker in the diagnosis of Lewy body dementia? Am J Neuroradiol 2017; 38:1737-1741.
- Butt A, Kamtchum-Tatuene J, Khan K, et al. White matter hyperintensities in patients with Parkinson's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Neurol Sci 2021; 426:117481.
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