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Positron emission tomography in a patient with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy

Authors :
Thomas M. Bosley
C. H. Rhodes
Robert C. Sergott
N. Gupta
Martin Reivich
Abass Alavi
Norman J. Schatz
Motohiro Kiyosawa
Michael Kushner
Peter J. Savino
J. Chawluk
Source :
Neurology. 38:1864-1864
Publication Year :
1988
Publisher :
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 1988.

Abstract

A 56-year-old man with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, and a dense left homonymous hemianopia had 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography. Cortical glucose metabolism was decreased in the right cerebral hemisphere and the left cerebellar hemisphere. To our knowledge, this is the first demonstration of cerebral and cerebellar hypometabolism due solely to white matter disease.

Details

ISSN :
1526632X and 00283878
Volume :
38
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Neurology
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....ccfcd5ec190f6163873650aa327f4550
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.38.12.1864