BIOGENIC-AMINE METABOLISM IN TOURETTE SYNDROME

被引：171

作者：

BUTLER, IJ

KOSLOW, SH

SEIFERT, WE

CAPRIOLI, RM

SINGER, HS

机构：

[1] NIMH,WASHINGTON,DC 20032

[2] ST ELIZABETHS HOSP,WASHINGTON,DC 20032

[3] JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV,SCH MED,BALTIMORE,MD 21218

来源：

ANNALS OF NEUROLOGY | 1979年 / 6卷 / 01期

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D O I：

10.1002/ana.410060109

中图分类号：

R74 [神经病学与精神病学];

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摘要：

Biogenic amine metabolism in the central nervous system of 9 children with Tourette syndrome was evaluated by quantitation of their metabolites in cerebrospinal fluid by a gas chromatographic/mass spectrometric method. Homovanillic acid (HVA), 5‐hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5‐HIAA), and 3‐methoxy‐4‐hydroxyphenylethylene glycol (MHPG) were measured in CSF before and after oral administration of probenecid. Dopamine metabolism appeared defective, as both baseline and accumulated levels of HVA after probenecid were decreased. Serotonin metabolism also appeared defective in some patients with low baseline and low accumulated levels of 5‐HIAA after probenecid. Taken together with other clinical features of this disease, the results suggest an underlying disorder of dopamine and serotonin metabolism in Tourette syndrome. Copyright © 1979 American Neurological Association

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页码：37 / 39

页数：3

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