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Motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD) occur unilaterally and progress with asymmetry, while progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) and multiple system atrophy of the parkinsonism subtype (MSA-P) lack this tendency. We assessed the laterality of specific binding ratios (SBRs) on dopamine transporter single-photon emission computed tomography (DAT-SPECT) for the differential diagnosis of these diseases in 311 PD, 33 PSP, 20 MSA-P, and 137 control patients. The average SBR in PD was higher than that in PSP (P = 0.035). Compared with Hoehn-Yahr (HY) stages, the average SBR in PD with HY stage I was only higher than that in PSP (P < 0.001). SBR laterality in PD with HY stage I was significantly higher than that in PSP (P = 0.001). This difference was not observed in PD with HY stage II. The average and laterality of SBRs in MSA-P were similar to those in PD and PSP. The asymmetry indices were similar among PD, PSP, and MSA-P. These data suggest that PSP shows a pattern of SBRs different from that in PD, attributed to HY stage I in PD. The limited usefulness of DAT-SPECT may be explained by the low discrimination between PD with bilateral motor symptoms and PSP.
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