RESEARCH OF THE CONCENTRATION OF DOPAMINE AND ITS METABOLITES IN THE CEREBROSPINAL FLUID AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH SOME CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS IN PATIENTS WITH PARKINSON'S DISEASE

Nguyễn Đức Thuận, Nhữ Đình Sơn, Nguyễn Hữu Quang, Lê Văn Quân, Hoàng Thị Dung, Trịnh Văn Quỳnh

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Objectives: To study the concentration of dopamine and its metabolites (DOPAC) in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and its relationship with some clinical manifestations in patients with Parkinson's disease. Subjects and methods: Prospective, cross-sectional description with comparison with control group. Sampling method: Convenience sampling. Quantitative testing of dopamine and DOPAC levels of cerebrospinal fluid for both disease and control groups. Results: The mean concentration of dopamine in the control group was 31.85 ± 12.56 pg/ml while in the Parkinson's group it was 20.10 ± 3.52 pg/ml. The mean DOPAC concentration of CSF in the control group was 7.03 ± 4.14 ng/ml while in Parkinson's patients it was 3.75 ± 3.00 pg/ml. The concentration of dopamine, DOPAC of cerebrospinal fluid gradually decreased from stage 1 to stage 4.5. The difference is statistically significant (p<0.001). The concentration of dopamine and DOPAC in the cerebrospinal fluid gradually decreased from mild disease to severe and very severe disease. The difference is statistically significant (p<0.001). Dopamine levels, CSF DOPAC gradually decreased from no depression to mild, moderate and severe depression. The difference is statistically significant (p<0.05). There was a statistically significant negative correlation between the concentration of dopamine in the cerebrospinal fluid and the duration of the disease (R = -0.764, p<0.001). There was a statistically significant negative correlation between the CSF DOPAC concentration and the duration of the disease (R = -0.690, p<0.001). Conclusion: Our study showed that there was a significant decrease in the concentration of dopamine, CSF DOPAC in Parkinson's patients compared with the control group, the more severe the disease, the more advanced the disease stage, the concentration of dopamine, DOPAC in cerebrospinal fluid. marrow decreases. There is a statistically significant negative correlation between the concentration of dopamine, DOPAC of cerebrospinal fluid and the duration of the disease.

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