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SPECT IMAGING OF DOPAMINE FUNCTION IN BIPOLAR DISORDER

$0M01FY2001RRNIH

Yale University, New Haven CT

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Abstract

The study of amphetamne (AMPH) induced dopamine (DA) release in bipolar disorder will explore abnormalities in presynaptic dopamine release mechanisms as well as study post-synaptic DA receptors. The general aim of this study is to evaluate potential neurochemical correlates of AMPH challenge inpatients with bipolar disorder currently stable on the mood stabilizer--lithium. Patients with bipolar disorder and healthy controls matched for age, sex and ethnic origin will undergo one SPECT experiment with the D2 tracer [123I]IBZM.

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