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Diagnosis of Huntington’s disease via sequential 18F-DOPA and 18F-FDG PET/MRI

Sebastian Hoberück, Filippo Martino, Ivan Platzek, Jörg Kotzerke · Nuklearmedizin - NuclearMedicine · 2019 · Heft 05 · S. 403-404

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Zeitschrift
Nuklearmedizin - NuclearMedicine
Autor:innen
Sebastian Hoberück, Filippo Martino, Ivan Platzek, Jörg Kotzerke
Ausgabe
Heft 05 / 2019
Jahrgang 58
Seiten
403-404
Erschienen: 2019-09-01 00:00:00
ISSN
0029-5566
DOI
10.1055/a-0972-0698

Zusammenfassung

Introduction Cases of rare movement disorders like Huntington’s disease (HD) are not easy to diagnose, especially when occurring sporadically, without documented family history. In HD patients, MRI scans commonly feature atrophy of the striatum and reduced volume of white matter. But if morphological findings remain unspecific, functional PET imaging could provide valuable information to further clarify diagnosis. We present a case report of a 56-year-old woman suffering from mild hypokinetic-rigid syndrome and depression, suspicious of Parkinson’s disease, who was referred to 18F-DOPA and 18F-FDG PET/MRI scans…

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Diagnosis Movement Disorders Depression Movement Atrophy Nuklearmedizin - NuclearMedicine