Striatal Dopamine Transporter Binding in Neuroleptic-Naive Patients With Schizophrenia Studied With Positron Emission Tomography

Abstract

Average striatal dopamine transporter density is unaltered in neuroleptic-naive patients with schizophrenia. However, patients lack asymmetry in caudate dopamine transporter binding, which conforms with disrupted brain lateralization in this disorder.