title: Putaminal hyperperfusion in dystonic posturing on subtracted SPECT: a case report.
abstract: Dystonic posturing (DP) is one of the most reliable lateralizing symptoms for mesial temporal lobe epilepsy, although the mechanism remains unclear. We demonstrated a hyperperfusion area in the right putamen on subtracted postictal SPECT by using the automatic registration technique in one patient with ictal DP of the left hand. The putamen may play a key role in DP, similar to other diseases with dystonia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Nakamura Memorial Hospital, Sapporo, Japan. mizo@med.nmh.or.jp
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mizobuchi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sumi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sako
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nihira
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nakagawara
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003545:Cysteine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004833:Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D011699:Putamen / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
chemical_list: D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; C059659:technetium Tc 99m bicisate; D003545:Cysteine