Crossed cerebellar hypermetabolism demonstrated by FDG PET.

Autor: Cui R; From the Department of Nuclear Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China., Niu N, Li F
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Clinical nuclear medicine [Clin Nucl Med] 2014 Apr; Vol. 39 (4), pp. 409-12.
DOI: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000000388
Abstrakt: Crossed cerebellar hypometabolism on 18F-FDG PET has been well described. However, crossed cerebellar hypermetabolism is rare. We described a case of crossed cerebellar hypermetabolism in a middle-aged woman. The patient underwent FDG PET to assess epileptogenic focus during her subclinical seizure episode, which was shown on video electroencephalography. The crossed cerebellar hypermetabolism was no longer visualized when her subclinical seizure was controlled.
Databáze: MEDLINE