Chorea in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Evidence for Bilateral Putaminal Hypermetabolism on F-18 FDG PET / 대한핵의학회잡지
Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine
;
: 325-330, 2003.
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in Korean
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
We describe a 54-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who suddenly presented with chorea and had positive antiphospholipid antibodies. F-18 FDG PET showed abnormally increased glucose metabolism in bilateral putamen and primary motor cotex. Tc-99m ECD SPECT also showed abnormally increased regional cerebral blood flow in bilateral putamen. She was treated with corticosteroid and aspirin after which the symptoms improved. Four months later, follow up F-18 FDG PET showed improvement with resolution of hypermetabolism in bilateral putamen. This case suggests that striatal hypermetabolism is associated with chorea in SLE.
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Main subject:
Putamen
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Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
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Aspirin
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Follow-Up Studies
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Chorea
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Antibodies, Antiphospholipid
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Glucose
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Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
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Metabolism
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Year:
2003
Type:
Article
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