Abstract

Positron Emission Tomography (PET) findings suggest that increased striatal dopamine neurotransmission may underlie Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) in adults. This is untested in pediatric OCD since PET is overly invasive and untenable for pediatric research. Thus, we used neuromelanin-sensitive MRI (NM-MRI) to assess nigrostriatal dopamine transmission in children with OCD and predict response to cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).

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