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Apathy in rapid eye movement sleep behaviour disorder is associated with serotonin depletion in the dorsal raphe nucleus

Barber, Thomas R., Griffanti, Ludovica, Muhammed, Kinan, Drew, Daniel S., Bradley, Kevin M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1911-3382, McGowan, Daniel R., Crabbe, Marie, Lo, Christine, Mackay, Clare E., Husain, Masud, Hu, Michele T. and Klein, Johannes C. 2018. Apathy in rapid eye movement sleep behaviour disorder is associated with serotonin depletion in the dorsal raphe nucleus. Brain 141 (10) , pp. 2848-2854. 10.1093/brain/awy240

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Abstract

Apathy is a common and under-recognized disorder that often emerges in the prodromal phase of Parkinsonian diseases. The mechanism by which this occurs is not known, but recent evidence from patients with established Parkinson’s disease suggests that serotonergic dysfunction may play a role. The integrity of the raphe serotonergic system can be assessed alongside dopaminergic basal ganglia imaging using the radioligand 123I-ioflupane, which binds both serotonin and dopamine transporters. To investigate the relative roles of these neurotransmitters in prodromal parkinsonism, we imaged patients with idiopathic rapid eye movement sleep behaviour disorder, the majority of whom will develop a parkinsonian disorder in future. Forty-three patients underwent brain imaging with 123I-ioflupane single photon emission computed tomography and structural MRI. Apathy was quantified using the Lille Apathy Rating Scale. Other clinical parkinsonian features were assessed using standard measures. A negative correlation was observed between apathy severity and serotonergic 123I-ioflupane signal in the dorsal raphe nucleus (r = −0.55, P < 0.001). There was no significant correlation between apathy severity and basal ganglia dopaminergic signal, nor between dorsal raphe signal and other neuropsychiatric scores. This specific association between apathy and raphe 123I-ioflupane signal suggests that the serotonergic system might represent a target for the treatment of apathy.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Medicine
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISSN: 0006-8950
Date of First Compliant Deposit: 1 June 2020
Date of Acceptance: 1 August 2018
Last Modified: 03 May 2023 19:14
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/131987

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