Benefits of putaminal GDNF infusion in Parkinson disease are maintained after GDNF cessation

Neurology. 2013 Sep 24;81(13):1176-8. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3182a55ea5. Epub 2013 Aug 14.

Abstract

We previously reported clinical improvement, increase in putamen [(18)F]-dopa uptake on PET imaging, and neuropathologic evidence of sprouting of dopaminergic fibers following chronic intraputaminal delivery of glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) in idiopathic Parkinson disease (PD).(1-3) We now provide clinical and PET evidence of persistent efficacy lasting for at least 3 years following cessation of GDNF infusion in a patient with PD. This is a single-case observational study, providing Class IV evidence.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antiparkinson Agents / administration & dosage*
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor / administration & dosage*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Parkinson Disease / diagnostic imaging
  • Parkinson Disease / drug therapy*
  • Putamen / drug effects*
  • Putamen / physiology*
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Time Factors
  • Tomography, Emission-Computed

Substances

  • Antiparkinson Agents
  • Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18