title: Brain SPECT imaging in progressive aphasia.
abstract: Progressive aphasia without dementia is a relatively uncommon neurobehavioral syndrome. The initial presentation of progressive aphasia without cognitive impairment may pose a diagnostic dilemma. The authors report a patient with progressive aphasia. The initial neuro-imaging studies (MRI, CT) were not diagnostically helpful. However, brain SPECT imaging with Tc-99m HMPAO clearly demonstrated a left temporal lobe abnormality. This report discusses the potential clinical usefulness of brain SPECT imaging in the evaluation of neurobehavioral disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of California, San Francisco.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kramer
mesh_terms: D001037:Aphasia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D010091:Oximes; D019690:Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
chemical_list: D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D010091:Oximes; D019690:Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime