Acetazolamide effect on vascular response in areas with diaschisis as measured by Tc-99m HMPAO brain SPECT.
The effects of acetazolamide (Diamox) on vascular response were investigated in areas with intrahemispheric thalamic diaschisis and crossed cerebellar diaschisis using consecutive Tc-99m HMPAO brain SPECT studies before and after Diamox administration. All six patients with thalamic diaschisis and five of eight patients with crossed cerebellar diaschisis at baseline showed significantly augmented perfusion after Diamox administration in the affected thalamus and cerebellum compared with that in the contralateral unaffected areas. These results suggest more dilatation of the arterioles in areas with diaschisis after Diamox administration than in areas without diaschisis. Diamox may produce relative luxury perfusion in areas with diaschisis.
Matsuda
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H
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kanazawa University School of Medicine, Japan.
Tsuji
S
S
Sumiya
H
H
Hogashi
S
S
Kinuya
K
K
Tonami
N
N
Hisada
K
K
Yamashita
J
J
D000086:Acetazolamide; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002526:Cerebellar Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D010091:Oximes; D019690:Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime; D013786:Thalamic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D010091:Oximes; D019690:Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime; D000086:Acetazolamide