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J Child Neurol
March 2017
1 Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
We evaluated whether perfusion brain abnormalities by single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) imaging improves diagnostic and prognostic assessment in Sydenham chorea. Twenty-three children with acute autoimmune chorea underwent technetium-99m hexamethylpropyleneamine oxime brain SPECT imaging. In 16 children, SPECT was repeated during the follow-up.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEur Thyroid J
June 2013
Department of Radiology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Background: Hashimoto's encephalopathy (HE) is a rare immune-mediated encephalopathy associated with autoimmune Hashimoto's thyroiditis.
Objectives And Methods: We report on a patient with HE and significant clinical improvement correlating with an increase in cerebral blood flow demonstrated by hexamethylpropyleneamine oxime (HMPAO) single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). HMPAO-SPECT was performed with 740 MBq of technetium-99m-HMPAO.
Scand Cardiovasc J
April 2013
Department of Surgery, Oulu University Hospital, University of Oulu and Clinical Research Center, Oulu, Finland.
Objectives: Bone marrow mononuclear cells (BM-MNCs) can ameliorate focal ischaemic brain injury. A global ischaemic brain injury, which can occur after cardiac or thoracic surgery, could be an essential target for BM-MNCs. No studies using BM-MNCs for this indication have been conducted.
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April 2008
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University Medical School, 35340, Inciralti, Izmir, Turkey.
The purpose of the study was to investigate perfusion patterns in autistic children (AC) and their families. Ten AC (9 boys, 1 girl; mean age: 6.9+/-1.
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