title: Cerebral sparganosis: increased uptake of technetium-99m-HMPAO.
abstract: Cerebral sparganosis is an extremely rare intracranial parasitic infectious disease. We report findings of 99mTc-HMPAO cerebral perfusion SPECT in a case with cerebral sparganosis. SPECT revealed an irregularly shaped area with markedly increased 99mTc-HMPAO uptake in the parasitic infectious region of the cerebrum. Both white and gray matter was involved, the white matter involved predominantly. Decreased perfusion to the right cerebellum, suggesting cross cerebellar diaschisis, was also demonstrated. This article illustrates that cerebral sparganosis is one of the causes of increased 99mTc-HMPAO uptake in the cerebrum and should be considered clinically if present.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: You
authors.forename: K Y
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Tzen
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Kao
authors.forename: Y S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Chu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D010091:Oximes; D013031:Sparganosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D019690:Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
chemical_list: D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D010091:Oximes; D019690:Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime