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18F-FDG PET/CT findings in a case of a semantic variant of primary progressive aphasia.
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Hellenic journal of nuclear medicine [Hell J Nucl Med] 2015 May-Aug; Vol. 18 (2), pp. 163-5. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Jul 20. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Unlabelled: Progressive speech and language disorders are commonly referred to as primary progressive aphasia (PPA), which is a clinical syndrome eroding both speech and language. Functional imaging may reveal the cause of this disorder even if structural imaging is absent. Fluorine-18- fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography ((18)F-FDG PET/CT) allows the assessment of neuronal activity by semi-quantitatively measuring glucose metabolism in the brain. In medical literature, (18)F-FDG PET/CT studies show hypometabolic areas in different regions of the brain which are special clues for differentiating the subgroups of PPA.<br />Conclusion: This case was reported to demonstrate the characteristic (18)F-FDG PET CT findings for a semantic variant of PPA.
- Subjects :
- Aphasia, Primary Progressive metabolism
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Multimodal Imaging methods
Radionuclide Imaging
Radiopharmaceuticals pharmacokinetics
Tissue Distribution
Aphasia, Primary Progressive diagnosis
Brain diagnostic imaging
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 pharmacokinetics
Tomography, X-Ray Computed methods
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1790-5427
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Hellenic journal of nuclear medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 26187219
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1967/s002449910214