title: FDG PET brain scan demonstrated glucose hypometabolism of bilateral caudate nuclei and putamina in a patient with chorea-acanthocytosis.
abstract: Chorea-acanthocytosis is 1 type of neuroacanthocytosis that is a group of rare, hereditary neurodegenerative disorders. We presented a brain FDG PET finding of a 31-year-old woman with chorea-acanthocytosis. The images demonstrated significant hypometabolism in bilateral caudate nuclei and putamina. The finding of FDG PET is more prominent than that of MRI. Another interesting observation is the mildly increased FDG uptake in pituitary gland, although its relationship with the disease is unclear.
authors.affiliation: From the Departments of *Nuclear Medicine and †Radiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Ruixue
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: You
authors.forename: Na
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Niu
authors.forename: Fang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002421:Caudate Nucleus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D054546:Neuroacanthocytosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D011699:Putamen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18