Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6019951 | Journal of Neuroimmunology | 2016 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
FDG-PET can show anteroposterior glucose metabolism gradient in anti-NMDAr encephalitis, but there are also suggestions that basal ganglia are involved. We examined FDG-PET scans in 5 consecutive episodes of serologically proven anti-NMDAr encephalitis, compared with healthy controls. We confirmed the anteroposterior metabolic gradient and found a significant FDG uptake increase in the caudate nuclei in episodes of varying intensity and delay from the onset of the symptoms. FDG-PET can be useful in the work-up of suspected anti-NMDAr encephalitis disclosing a characteristic cortical and sub-cortical metabolism pattern.
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Authors
Jan Novy, Gilles Allenbach, Christian G. Bien, Eric Guedj, John O. Prior, Andrea O. Rossetti,