Publications by authors named "Emmi K Saarinen"
Objective: This study was undertaken to investigate the effects of dietary caffeine intake on striatal dopamine function and clinical symptoms in Parkinson disease in a cross-sectional and longitudinal setting.
Methods: One hundred sixty-three early Parkinson disease patients and 40 healthy controls were investigated with [I]FP-CIT single photon emission computed tomography, and striatal dopamine transporter binding was evaluated in association with the level of daily coffee consumption and clinical measures. After a median interval of 6.