The utility of cerebral blood flow imaging in patients with the unique syndrome of progressive dementia with motor neuron disease.
Two patients presenting with progressive dementia coupled with motor neuron disease underwent brain SPECT using N-isopropyl-p iodine-123-iodoamphetamine [( 123I]IMP). The characteristic clinical features of progressive dementia and motor neuron disease were noted. IMP SPECT also revealed reduced uptake in the bilateral frontal and temporal regions, with no reduction of uptake in the parietal, parietal-occipital regions. We conclude that IMP SPECT has potential for the evaluation of progressive dementia with motor neuron disease.
Ohnishi
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T
Department of Radiology, Miyazaki Medical College, Japan.
Hoshi
H
H
Jinnouchi
S
S
Nagamachi
S
S
Watanabe
K
K
Mituyama
Y
Y
D000662:Amphetamines; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation; D003704:Dementia / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D020367:Iofetamine; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009046:Motor Neurons; D009468:Neuromuscular Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging
D000662:Amphetamines; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D020367:Iofetamine