title: [Confirmation of cortical lesions of progressive prosopagnosia by cerebral SPECT].
abstract: We present the case of a 78 year old man admitted to the hospital with progressive memory disorder. Neuropsychological examination showed inability to recognize familiar faces (prosopagnosia). MRI documented cortical atrophy, which did not explain the neurological deficit. CT did not show abnormalities. Most patients with prosopagnosia present brain atrophy, as they are more than 65 years old. Scanning by SPECT revealed hypoperfusion in the right parietotemporal region, which was worse in a later examination.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Nuclear, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Sevilla. andresduran76@hotmail.com
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Durán Ferreras
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Duque San Juan
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Durán Ferreras
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ponce Herrera
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Acevedo Bañez
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cambil Molina
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Castro Montaño
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rodríguez de Quesada y Tello
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020238:Prosopagnosia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon