Neurotransmitter Kit - Parkinson Disease Applications

CSF HVA <100nmol/L confirms nigrostriatal degeneration prompting levodopa initiation.

Neurology labs monitor 5-HIAA/HVA ratio preventing carcinoid syndrome misdiagnosis as psychiatric disorder.

Lumbar puncture first-void CSF collection prevents blood contamination artifacts.

Serial monitoring quantifies L-dopa/dopa-decarboxylase inhibitor efficacy.