title: Small intestine dysfunction in Parkinson's disease.
abstract: The aim of this study was to assess the small bowel transit time in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Ten patients with PD with no gastrointestinal complaints and ten healthy control subjects were investigated using single photon emission computed tomography fused with computed tomography after swallowing of a specially prepared capsule containing technetium 99m, which allowed visualization of the passage in the intestines. Preliminary results show that the small intestine passage in PD patients was prolonged compared to controls.
authors: Department of Neurology, Faculty of Heath Science, Medical University of Warsaw, ul. Kondratowicza 8, 03-242, Warsaw, Poland. justyna_dutkiewicz@wp.pl.
authors: Justyna
authors: J
authors: Dutkiewicz
authors: Department of Neurology, Faculty of Heath Science, Medical University of Warsaw, ul. Kondratowicza 8, 03-242, Warsaw, Poland.
authors: Stanisław
authors: S
authors: Szlufik
authors: Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Mazovian Brodno Hospital in Warsaw, ul. Kondratowicza 8, 03-242, Warsaw, Poland.
authors: Michał
authors: M
authors: Nieciecki
authors: Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Mazovian Brodno Hospital in Warsaw, ul. Kondratowicza 8, 03-242, Warsaw, Poland.
authors: Ingeborga
authors: I
authors: Charzyńska
authors: Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Mazovian Brodno Hospital in Warsaw, ul. Kondratowicza 8, 03-242, Warsaw, Poland.
authors: Leszek
authors: L
authors: Królicki
authors: Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, ul. Woloska 141, 02-507, Warsaw, Poland.
authors: Piotr
authors: P
authors: Smektała
authors: Department of Neurology, Faculty of Heath Science, Medical University of Warsaw, ul. Kondratowicza 8, 03-242, Warsaw, Poland.
authors: Andrzej
authors: A
authors: Friedman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013667:Technetium; D013997:Time Factors; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013667:Technetium
keywords: Autonomic dysfunction; Parkinson’s disease; Small intestine passage