Regional brain glucose metabolism in neuroacanthocytosis
- 1 September 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Neurology
- Vol. 39 (9) , 1253
- https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.39.9.1253
Abstract
Two brothers with neuroacanthocytosis had [18F]-2-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose PET scans showing marked glucose hypometabolism of the caudate and putamen. MRIs showed no evidence of atrophy or modification of signal intensity in these structures. Decreased glucose utilization of the striatum can underlie hyperkinetic movement disorders of various etiologies.This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
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