Hereditary cerebral hemorrhage with amyloidosis--Dutch type. Tc-99m HM-PAO single photon emission computed tomography.
We performed single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and cerebral CT-scans in nine patients with hereditary cerebral amyloid angiopathy. CT-scans showed 23 focal hypodense lesions, 13 of which were visible on SPECT as a CBF-defect. One patient showed a CBF-defect on SPECT without CT-scan lesion and had a cerebral hemorrhage three months later in that particular region. In two additional patients, who were 50% at risk for this autosomal dominant disease, CBF-defects on SPECT, but no cortical lesions on CT-scan were found. CT-scans may be more sensitive than SPECT to detect chronic lesions caused by cerebral hemorrhages, but another possibility is that hemorrhages do not always lead to persistent CBF-defects. SPECT can show the effect of amyloid deposits on CBF before the angiopathy causes clinical symptoms.
Haan
J
J
Department of Neurology, University Hospital Leiden, The Netherlands.
van Kroonenburgh
M J
MJ
Algra
P R
PR
Buruma
O J
OJ
Pauwels
E K
EK
Bloem
B R
BR
Roos
R A
RA
D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics*; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics*; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D010091:Oximes; D016037:Single-Blind Method; D019690:Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D010091:Oximes; D019690:Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime