title: The usefulness of brain perfusion SPECT in an infant with focal convulsions associated with hemophilus influenzae central nervous system infection.
abstract: Left hemiconvulsions occurred in a 13-month-old girl with Hemophilus influenzae (H. influenzae) central nervous system (CNS) infection. Tc-99m HMPAO brain SPECT showed a focal hyperperfusion area in the right frontal lobe. The patient recovered without complications, and follow-up SPECT revealed markedly improved findings. Tc-99m HMPAO brain SPECT is useful for evaluating focal convulsions associated with H. influenzae CNS infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Osaka Red Cross Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohta
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nii
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakano
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002494:Central Nervous System Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D010091:Oximes; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D012640:Seizures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D019690:Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D010091:Oximes; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019690:Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime