Abstract |
Regional brain glucose metabolism was studied in a case of postischaemic thalamic syndrome. Despite a normal density of the thalamus on MRI and CT images, a 17% relative hypometabolism was found in the posterior thalamus on the affected side. This observation of functional anomalies in the posterior thalamic complex in case of thalamic syndrome is compatible with a deregulated processing of pain-related information at this level.
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Authors | E C Laterre, A G De Volder, A M Goffinet |
Journal | Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry
(J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry)
Vol. 51
Issue 3
Pg. 427-8
(Mar 1988)
ISSN: 0022-3050 [Print] England |
PMID | 3258903
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Blood Glucose
- Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
- Deoxyglucose
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Topics |
- Blood Glucose
(metabolism)
- Brain
(pathology)
- Cerebral Infarction
(pathology)
- Deoxyglucose
(analogs & derivatives)
- Female
- Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
- Humans
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Middle Aged
- Putamen
(pathology)
- Syndrome
- Thalamic Diseases
(pathology)
- Thalamus
(pathology)
- Tomography, Emission-Computed
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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