FDG-PET hyperactivity pattern in anti-NMDAr encephalitis.
J Neuroimmunol
; 297: 156-8, 2016 08 15.
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ABSTRACT
FDG-PET can show anteroposterior glucose metabolism gradient in anti-NMDAr encephalitis, but there are also suggestions that basal ganglia are involved. We examined FDG-PET scans in 5 consecutive episodes of serologically proven anti-NMDAr encephalitis, compared with healthy controls. We confirmed the anteroposterior metabolic gradient and found a significant FDG uptake increase in the caudate nuclei in episodes of varying intensity and delay from the onset of the symptoms. FDG-PET can be useful in the work-up of suspected anti-NMDAr encephalitis disclosing a characteristic cortical and sub-cortical metabolism pattern.
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Fluordesoxiglucose F18
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Tomografia por Emissão de Pósitrons
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Encefalite Antirreceptor de N-Metil-D-Aspartato
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Observational_studies
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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En
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2016
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Article