TABLE 4

Regional Binding Parameters for 11C-UCB-J at Baseline and After Preblocking with Levetiracetam

Preblocking VT with dose of levetiracetam*
Brain regionBaseline VT (n = 5)10 mg/kg (n = 2)30 mg/kg (n = 1)Bmax (nmol/L)
Amygdala23.42 (1.3)11.89 (0.5)7.25128
Brain stem22.90 (2.0)11.83 (0.3)8.98124
Caudate43.39 (4.0)19.71 (0.2)11.53276
Cerebellum34.80 (3.8)15.85 (0.9)10.59212
Cingulate cortex53.41 (7.7)22.68 (0.6)12.79350
Frontal cortex52.96 (6.5)21.32 (0.3)11.49347
Globus pallidus27.13 (2.0)16.01 (0.6)11.3155
Insula52.45 (5.2)22.47 (0.3)12.97343
Nucleus accumbens51.63 (6.5)24.12 (1.2)13.39337
Occipital cortex50.85 (5.0)20.14 (0.1)11.8331
Pons22.78 (2.3)11.50 (0.7)9.3123
Putamen43.95 (1.9)20.40 (1.0)12.39280
Substantia nigra23.98 (2.2)12.60 (0.2)9.28132
Temporal cortex48.31 (4.9)20.35 (0.2)11.88313
Thalamus38.62 (4.8)18.56 (1.9)11.09241
  • * Values in parentheses are SDs.

  • Bmax values calculated from baseline VT values correcting for VND, derived form 6 occupancy scans and using mean fP value.