Dopamine transporter density in patients with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(99)04030-1

The Lancet

Volume 354, Issue 9196, 18–25 December 1999, Pages 2132-2133

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Dopamine transporter density was measured in vivo in six adult patients with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. We have shown a 70% increase in age-corrected dopamine transporter density in patients with attention hyperactivity disorder compared with healthy controls.

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