SLC6A3 and Parkinsonism: Further, neuroimaging studies performed in the ephedrone users indicating normal levels of dopamine terminals, based on dopamine transporter (DAT) levels, in the striatum using SPECT imaging despite the fact that they express clinical parkinsonism (Selikhova et al., 2008; Colosimo and Guidi, 2009; Sikk et al., 2010, 2013; Iqbal et al., 2012).