DIAGNOSTIC AND DIAGNOSIS METHOD FOR CENTRAL NERVOUS ABNORMALITY AND PHENYLKETONURIA

摘要

There is provided a diagnostic for central nervous abnormality, comprising a labeled transmitter substance of central nervous system or a labeled precursor of the transmitter substance, whose at least one of carbon atoms is substituted for a carbon isotope wherein the diagnostic is useful for diagnosing a central nervous abnormality (e.g. depression, Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, etc.) by applying it to a living body by oral administration or injection and examining a change in an amount of the carbon isotope in a breath of the living body.