Brain hypoperfusion on Tc-99m-ethylene dicysteine diethyl ester single-photon emission computed tomography in Hashimoto's encephalopathy

被引:2
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作者
Dominguez Grande, Maria Luz [1 ]
Constantino, Ana [2 ]
Ignacio Rayo, Juan [1 ]
Serrano, Justo [1 ]
Rafael Infante, Jose [1 ]
Garcia, Lucia [1 ]
Duran, Carmen [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Hosp Infanta Cristina, Dept Nucl Med, Avda Elvas S-N, Badajoz 06080, Spain
[2] Univ Hosp Infanta Cristina, Dept Neurol, Badajoz, Spain
来源
INDIAN JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE | 2013年 / 28卷 / 02期
关键词
Antithyroid antibodies; brain single-photon emission computed tomography; Hashimoto's encephalopathy; hypoperfusion;
D O I
10.4103/0972-3919.118231
中图分类号
R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
摘要
We present a 17-year-old female, previously diagnosed of autoimmune hyperthyroidism who had an acute neurological episode and presented high antithyroid antibodies titers, cerebral spinal fluid and electroencephalogram changes. Tc-99m ethylene dicysteine diethyl ester brain single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) showed global and patchy hypoperfusion. With glucocorticoid therapy, clinical symptoms disappeared; there was a decrease in antithyroid antibody levels and repeat brain SPECT revealed improvement of perfusion.
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页码:102 / 104
页数:3
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