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Aim:To evaluate the changes in dopamine (DA) synthesis capacity before and after antipsychotic treatment in patients with schizophrenia.
Method:Twelve patients underwent positron emission tomography studies with [11C]DOPA before (baseline) and 1 day after treatment with antipsychotic drug, risperidone. DA synthesis capacity, ki, was determined for the striatum using a graphical plot analysis method and with the occipital cortex as a reference region.
Result:Patients showed no significant unidirectional change in DA synthesis capacity before and after risperidone administration; However, a significant negative correlation was observed between the baseline ki value and the change rate of ki before and after risperidone administration (r = -0.63, p = 0.029).
Conclusion:These findings might be indicative of a stabilizing effect of risperidone to the presynaptic DA function.