Verification of the Dystonic Muscles Using 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography in a Patient with Cervical Dystonia: A case report.
- Author:
Kyung Pil CHOI
1
;
Chin Wook CHUNG
;
Duk Hyun SUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Korea. yays.sung@samsung.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cervical dystonia;
Botulinum toxin;
Positron emission tomography
- MeSH:
Botulinum Toxins;
Denervation;
Electrons;
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18;
Humans;
Muscles;
Positron-Emission Tomography;
Torticollis
- From:Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
2010;34(1):91-95
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Treatment of choice for cervical dystonia is botulinum toxin (BTX) injection and surgical interventions can be tried in refractory cases. Success of BTX injection depends on precise muscle selection and adequate dosage of BTX. 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) can evaluate the metabolism of the superficial and deep cervical muscles with high resolution and may be useful for identifying dystonic muscles in CD. We report a satisfactory result of BTX injection using 18F-FDG PET/CT for identification of dystonic muscles in a patient with cervical dystonia who previously failed to respond to botulinum toxin injection and denervation operation.
