title: PET of infant in persistent vegetative state.
abstract: This is the first report of cranial positron emission tomography findings of an infant in a persistent vegetative state. Serial positron emission tomography/2-deoxy-2[18F]fluoro-D-glucose studies demonstrated persistent global reduction of cerebral glucose metabolism, results similar to those found in adults in persistent vegetative states. Positron emission tomography may be useful in confirming this clinical diagnosis in infants.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68131.
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Larsen
authors.forename: N C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Lefkowitz
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Van Gundy
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Hadford
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003128:Coma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003847:Deoxyglucose / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000378:metabolism; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D002534:Hypoxia, Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D015701:Near Drowning / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D012151:Resuscitation; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D003847:Deoxyglucose