The utility of cerebral blood flow imaging in patients with the unique syndrome of progressive dementia with motor neuron disease

Journal Article · Tue May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1990 · Journal of Nuclear Medicine; (USA)

OSTI ID:6809472

Ohnishi, T; Hoshi, H; Jinnouchi, S; Nagamachi, S; Watanabe, K; Mituyama, Y ^[1]

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1. Miyazaki Medical College (Japan)

Two patients presenting with progressive dementia coupled with motor neuron disease underwent brain SPECT using N-isopropyl-p iodine-123-iodoamphetamine (({sup 123}I)IMP). The characteristic clinical features of progressive dementia and motor neuron disease were noted. IMP SPECT also revealed reduced uptake in the bilateral frontal and temporal regions, with no reduction of uptake in the parietal, parietal-occipital regions. We conclude that IMP SPECT has potential for the evaluation of progressive dementia with motor neuron disease.

• OSTI ID: 6809472
• Journal Information: Journal of Nuclear Medicine; (USA), Journal Name: Journal of Nuclear Medicine; (USA) Vol. 31:5; ISSN 0161-5505; ISSN JNMEA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
AMPHETAMINES
ANALEPTICS
ANIMAL CELLS
ANIMALS
AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BLOOD FLOW
BODY
BRAIN
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS
CEREBRAL CORTEX
CEREBRUM
COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY
DIAGNOSIS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DISEASES
DRUGS
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
IODINE 123
IODINE ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
MAMMALS
MAN
NERVE CELLS
NERVOUS SYSTEM
NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANS
PRIMATES
RADIOISOTOPES
SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
SOMATIC CELLS
SYMPATHOMIMETICS
TOMOGRAPHY
VERTEBRATES