Glucose metabolic brain patterns to discriminate amyotrophic lateral sclerosis from Parkinson plus syndromes

Glucose metabolic brain patterns to discriminate amyotrophic lateral sclerosis from Parkinson plus syndromes

Abstract Background 18F-FDG brain PET measures metabolic changes in neurodegenerative disorders and may discriminate between different diseases even at an early stage. The objective of this study was to classify patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and Parkinson plus syndromes (PP). To...

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Main Authors: Martijn Devrome, Donatienne Van Weehaeghe, Joke De Vocht, Philip Van Damme, Koen Van Laere, Michel Koole
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-12-01
Series:EJNMMI Research
Subjects:
Positron emission tomography
18F-FDG
Classification
Glucose metabolic brain patterns
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis vs Parkinson plus
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13550-018-0458-5

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