Cardiac 123I‐Meta‐iodobenzylguanidine scintigraphy and lewy body pathology in a patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and parkinsonism–dementia complex of Kii, Japan

Movement DisordersVolume 26, Issue 12 p. 2300-2301 Letters: New Observation Cardiac 123I-Meta-iodobenzylguanidine scintigraphy and lewy body pathology in a patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and parkinsonism–dementia complex of Kii, Japan†‡§ Yasumasa Kokubo MD, PhD, Corresponding Author Yasumasa Kokubo MD, PhD [email protected] Department of Neurology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, JapanDepartment of Neurology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorSatoru Morimoto MD, Satoru Morimoto MD Department of Internal Medicine, Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, Tokyo, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorAkihiro Shindo MD, Akihiro Shindo MD Department of Neurology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorYoshihumi Hirokawa MD, PhD, Yoshihumi Hirokawa MD, PhD Department of Pathology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorTaizo Shiraishi MD, PhD, Taizo Shiraishi MD, PhD Department of Pathology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorYuko Saito MD, PhD, Yuko Saito MD, PhD Department of Neuropathology, National Center Hospital of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorShigeo Murayama MD, PhD, Shigeo Murayama MD, PhD Department of Neuropathology, Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, Tokyo, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorShigeki Kuzuhara MD, PhD, Shigeki Kuzuhara MD, PhD Department of Medical Welfare, Suzuka University of Medical Science, Suzuka, Mie, JapanSearch for more papers by this author Yasumasa Kokubo MD, PhD, Corresponding Author Yasumasa Kokubo MD, PhD [email protected] Department of Neurology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, JapanDepartment of Neurology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorSatoru Morimoto MD, Satoru Morimoto MD Department of Internal Medicine, Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, Tokyo, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorAkihiro Shindo MD, Akihiro Shindo MD Department of Neurology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorYoshihumi Hirokawa MD, PhD, Yoshihumi Hirokawa MD, PhD Department of Pathology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorTaizo Shiraishi MD, PhD, Taizo Shiraishi MD, PhD Department of Pathology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorYuko Saito MD, PhD, Yuko Saito MD, PhD Department of Neuropathology, National Center Hospital of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorShigeo Murayama MD, PhD, Shigeo Murayama MD, PhD Department of Neuropathology, Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, Tokyo, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorShigeki Kuzuhara MD, PhD, Shigeki Kuzuhara MD, PhD Department of Medical Welfare, Suzuka University of Medical Science, Suzuka, Mie, JapanSearch for more papers by this author First published: 20 July 2011 https://doi.org/10.1002/mds.23850Citations: 2 † Funding agencies: This study was supported in part by a Grant-in-Aid from the Nagao Memorial Fund, Mie Medical Fund, a Grant-in-Aid from the Research Committee of CNS Degenerative Diseases, a Grant-in-Aid from the Research Committee of Muro disease (Kii ALS/PDC; to Y.K.: 21210301), the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare of Japan, and a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports, and Culture of Japan. ‡ Relevant conflicts of interest/financial disclosures: Nothing to report. § Full financial disclosures and author roles may be found in the online version of this article. 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