What are the risks of a DaTscan?

What are the risks of a DaTscan?

Potential side effects associated with DaTscan include headache, nausea, upset stomach, sensation of motion, dry mouth and dizziness. Less than one percent of people who have undergone DaTscan reported having side effects.

Is DaTscan safe?

Is DaTscan Safe? While DaTscan is FDA-approved, there are side effects related to DaTscan, as with all radiopharmaceuticals. In clinical trials, the most common side effects were headache, nausea, dry mouth, or dizziness. These occurred in less than 1% of patients studied.

How accurate is DaTscan for Parkinson’s?

Systematic review evidence of the accuracy of DaTSCAN in diagnosing early Parkinson’s versus healthy normality reported low sensitivity from a single study of only 38%. In other words, most of those with early Parkinson’s had a normal DaTSCAN.

What does a positive DaTscan mean?

In 2011, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of a DaTscan. While a DaTscan cannot diagnose PD, doctors use them to confirm a diagnosis. A negative DaTscan result does not rule out a Parkinson’s diagnosis, but a positive result helps confirm it.

Is Ioflupane safe?

Ioflupane I-123 is radioactive and it can cause dangerous effects on your bladder if it is not properly eliminated from your body through urination. Expect to urinate often during the first 48 hours after your test. You will know you are getting enough extra fluid if you are urinating more than usual during this time.

How long are you radioactive after a DaTscan?

As you will be slightly radioactive for 48 hours after your injection we will advise you to avoid close and prolonged contact with pregnant women and small children.

Can a DaTscan detect dementia?

Our study found that quantification of putamen activity with DaT scans was accurate in discriminating patients with Lewy body dementia from Parkinson’s disease. This is consistent with a prior study demonstrating a differential pattern of striatal dopaminergic loss between Lewy body dementia and Parkinson’s disease.

What drugs might affect the interpretation of DaTscan?

Medicines that bind to the dopamine transporter with high affinity may therefore interfere with DaTSCAN diagnosis. These include amfetamine, benzatropine, buproprion, cocaine, mazindol, methylphenidate, phentermine and sertraline.

Can a DaT scan detect dementia?

Does a DaT scan use iodine?

The DaTscan injection may contain up to 6% of free iodide (iodine 123). To decrease thyroid accumulation of iodine 123, block the thyroid gland before administration of DaTscan [see DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION].