title: CNS changes in DRPLA with dementia and personality changes: CT, MR and SPECT findings.
abstract: CNS changes in a case of DRPLA associated with dementia and personality changes were observed by CT, MR and SPECT. Brain CT and MR of the patient revealed progressive cortical atrophy which was recognized in parallel with the clinical course of the progression of dementia and personality changes. SPECT using 123I-iodoamphetamine (IMP) disclosed a diffuse low perfusion of the cerebral cortex, especially in the frontal and temporal lobes. These findings suggest that the dementia and personality changes in this case might be concerned with a dysfunction of the cerebral cortex.
authors.affiliation: Psychiatric Service, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Arai
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mizukami
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsuzaka
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iwakuma
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shiraishi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Koizumi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001284:Atrophy / Q000175:diagnosis; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed