Cerebral blood flow imaging with technetium-99m-HMPAO SPECT in a patient with chronic subdural hematoma: relationship with neuropsychological test.
We report the relationship between cerebral blood flow (CBF) and neuropsychologic tests in a patient with a chronic subdural hematoma suffering from severe dementia and left hemiparesis. Regional CBF was quantified using 99mTc-HMPAO SPECT and 133Xe-CBF. CBF-SPECT could detect the hematoma which was isodense by CT scan and the neuropsychological test improved remarkably with the increase in CBF after surgery. We conclude that if there is a strong clinical suspicion of subdural hematoma and CT scan is not diagnostic then CBF-SPECT may be valuable in localizing the hematoma and monitoring the effect of operation.
Isaka
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Department of Nuclear Medicine, Osaka National Hospital, Japan.
Imaizumi
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Itoi
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Ashida
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Horibe
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K
D000368:Aged; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006408:Hematoma, Subdural / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D010091:Oximes; D019690:Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D010091:Oximes; D019690:Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime