HM-PAO SPECT Brain Scintigraphy in a Patient with the Syndrome of Chronic Encephalitis and Epilepsy.
- Author:
Sung Soo LEE
1
;
Myung Sik LEE
;
Won Tsen KIM
;
Il Saing CHOI
;
Tae Sub CHUNG
;
Je Geun CHI
Author Information
1. Department of neurology, Yong Dong Severance Hospital, College of Medicine, Yonsei University.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Brain*;
Encephalitis*;
Epilepsy*;
Humans;
Neuroimaging;
Radioactivity;
Radionuclide Imaging*;
Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon*;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
1988;6(2):254-260
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Both interictal Tc-99m hexamethyl-propyleneamine oxime single photon emission computed tomography (HM-PAO SPECT) brain scintigraphy was done in a patient with the syndrome of chronic encephalitis and epilepsy. The low density area in the temporo-occipital lobe on brain CT scan revealed decreased radioactivity during interictal state and it was reversed to increased radioactivity during ictal state on HM-PAO SPECT brain imaging. In authors' opinion, ictal and interictal Tc-99m HM-PAO SPECT brain scintigraphy could be a safe and convincing study for Searching epileptogenic foci.
