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Kuki I, Matsuda K, Kubota Y, Fukuyama T, Takahashi Y, Inoue Y, Shintaku H. Functional neuroimaging in Rasmussen syndrome. Epilepsy Res 2018; 140:120-127. [PMID: 29331846 DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2018.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2017] [Revised: 12/14/2017] [Accepted: 01/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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PURPOSE For a diagnosis of Rasmussen syndrome (RS), clinical course together with electroencephalography (EEG) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings are considered important, but there are few reports on functional neuroimaging. This study investigated cerebral blood flow (CBF)-single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), central benzodiazepine receptor (BZR)-SPECT, and fluorine-18 fluorodeoxy glucose-positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) in RS patients, and correlated neuroimaging results with MRI and pathological findings. METHODS Twenty-three patients diagnosed with RS according to Bien's (2005) diagnostic criteria (including 12 patients with a histological diagnosis) were studied. CBF-SPECT, BZR-SPECT and FDG-PET images were visually evaluated, and the findings correlated with MRI and histological findings. RESULTS Hypoperfusion areas were observed in 16 of 22 patients by interictal CBF-SPECT. Hyperperfusion areas were observed in 10 of 12 patients by ictal CBF-SPECT, which correlated with ictal onset area by ictal EEG (IOAE). In the limited data of BZR-SPECT in nine patients, lowered uptake was detected in all nine patients, including two with no MRI abnormalities. Lowered glucose metabolism was observed in affected areas in all five patients by FDG-PET. Histological examination revealed findings of chronic encephalitis in all 12 patients examined, concomitant with focal cortical dysplasia in five patients. CONCLUSION In RS patients, functional neuroimaging reveals clear abnormal findings, even before the appearance of MRI abnormalities. BZR-SPECT and FDG-PET could detect the IOAE efficiently even in the absence of MRI abnormalities, while interictal CBF-SPECT occasionally failed to detect IOAE if MRI was normal. Based on BZR-SPECT, refractory epileptic seizures in RS may suggest possible impairment of inhibitory neurons.
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- Ichiro Kuki
- Department of Pediatrics, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine; National Epilepsy Center, Shizuoka Institute of Epilepsy and Neurological Disorders.
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- National Epilepsy Center, Shizuoka Institute of Epilepsy and Neurological Disorders
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- National Epilepsy Center, Shizuoka Institute of Epilepsy and Neurological Disorders
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- National Epilepsy Center, Shizuoka Institute of Epilepsy and Neurological Disorders
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- National Epilepsy Center, Shizuoka Institute of Epilepsy and Neurological Disorders
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- Department of Pediatrics, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine
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O'Brien ER, Howarth C, Sibson NR. The role of astrocytes in CNS tumors: pre-clinical models and novel imaging approaches. Front Cell Neurosci 2013; 7:40. [PMID: 23596394 PMCID: PMC3627137 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2013.00040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2013] [Accepted: 03/26/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Brain metastasis is a significant clinical problem, yet the mechanisms governing tumor cell extravasation across the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and CNS colonization are unclear. Astrocytes are increasingly implicated in the pathogenesis of brain metastasis but in vitro work suggests both tumoricidal and tumor-promoting roles for astrocyte-derived molecules. Also, the involvement of astrogliosis in primary brain tumor progression is under much investigation. However, translation of in vitro findings into in vivo and clinical settings has not been realized. Increasingly sophisticated resources, such as transgenic models and imaging technologies aimed at astrocyte-specific markers, will enable better characterization of astrocyte function in CNS tumors. Techniques such as bioluminescence and in vivo fluorescent cell labeling have potential for understanding the real-time responses of astrocytes to tumor burden. Transgenic models targeting signaling pathways involved in the astrocytic response also hold great promise, allowing translation of in vitro mechanistic findings into pre-clinical models. The challenging nature of in vivo CNS work has slowed progress in this area. Nonetheless, there has been a surge of interest in generating pre-clinical models, yielding insights into cell extravasation across the BBB, as well as immune cell recruitment to the parenchyma. While the function of astrocytes in the tumor microenvironment is still unknown, the relationship between astrogliosis and tumor growth is evident. Here, we review the role of astrogliosis in both primary and secondary brain tumors and outline the potential for the use of novel imaging modalities in research and clinical settings. These imaging approaches have the potential to enhance our understanding of the local host response to tumor progression in the brain, as well as providing new, more sensitive diagnostic imaging methods.
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- Emma R. O'Brien
- Department of Oncology, CR-UK/MRC Gray Institute for Radiation Oncology and Biology, Churchill Hospital, University of OxfordOxford, UK
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Yeh HL, Chen YK, Chen WH, Wang HC, Chiu HC, Lien LM, Wei YH. Perfusion status of the stroke-like lesion at the hyperacute stage in MELAS. Brain Dev 2013; 35:158-64. [PMID: 22516515 DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2012.03.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2012] [Revised: 03/27/2012] [Accepted: 03/28/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Hypoperfusion on single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) of the stroke-like lesion (SLL) at the hyperacute stage of mitochondrial encephalopathy with lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) is considered to be a supportive evidence of the mitochondrial angiopathy theory. Our objectives were to examine whether other neuroimages, especially transcranial color-coded sonography (TCCS), done at the hyperacute stage of stroke-like episode (SLE) is consistent with hypoperfusion of the SLL. We reviewed the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), SPECT, cerebral angiography, and TCCS of a patient with MELAS syndrome, all of which were performed at the hyperacute stage of one SLE. MRI on the 1st day post SLE showed right temporoparietal lesion with vasogenic edema. SPECT on the 2nd day showed focal decreased uptake of technetium-99m hexamethylpropyleneamine oxime ((99m)Tc-HMPAO) in the same region, but cerebral angiography and TCCS on the 3rd day showed increased regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) and distal arteriole dilation in the same region. TCCS can delineate increased rCBF of the SLL at the hyperacute stage of SLE. We propose that the discrepancy between the decreased (99m)Tc-HMPAO uptake and increased rCBF might be caused by mitochondrial dysfunction. The phenomenon of "hypoperfusion" on SPECT might be caused by cell dysfunction but not decreased rCBF. We suggest that SPECT can be complemented by angiography and TCCS in future studies to delineate the perfusion status of SLLs.
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- Hsu-Ling Yeh
- Department of Neurology, Shin-Kong WHS Memorial Hospital, No. 95 Wenchang Road, Taipei, Taiwan
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Tick-borne encephalopathies constitute a broad range of infectious diseases affecting the brain and other parts of the CNS. The causative agents are both viral and bacterial. This review focuses on the current most important tick-borne human diseases: tick-borne encephalitis (TBE; including Powassan encephalitis) and Lyme borreliosis. Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) and Colorado tick fever (CTF), less common tick-borne diseases associated with encephalopathy, are also discussed. TBE is the most important flaviviral infection of the CNS in Europe and Russia, with 10 000-12 000 people diagnosed annually. The lethality of TBE in Europe is 0.5% and a post-encephalitic syndrome is seen in over 40% of affected patients, often producing a pronounced impairment in quality of life. There is no specific treatment for TBE. Two vaccines are available to prevent infection. Although these have a good protection rate and good efficacy, there are few data on long-term immunity. Lyme borreliosis is the most prevalent tick-borne disease in Europe and North America, with >50 000 cases annually. Localised early disease can be treated with oral phenoxymethylpenicillin (penicillin V), doxycycline or amoxicillin. The later manifestations of meningitis, arthritis or acrodermatitis can be treated with oral doxycycline, oral amoxicillin or intravenous ceftriaxone; intravenous benzylpenicillin (penicillin G) or cefotaxime can be used as alternatives. The current use of vaccines against Lyme borreliosis in North America is under discussion, as the LYMErix vaccine has been withdrawn from the market because of possible adverse effects, for example, arthritis. RMSF and CTF appear only in North America. RMSF is an important rickettsial disease and is effectively treated with doxycycline. There is no treatment or preventative measure available for CTF.
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- Göran Günther
- Infectious Diseases, Department of Medical Sciences, Akademiska Sjukhuset, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden.
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van Toorn R, Rabie H, Warwick JM. Opsoclonus-myoclonus in an HIV-infected child on antiretroviral therapy--possible immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome. Eur J Paediatr Neurol 2005; 9:423-6. [PMID: 16269259 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2005.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2005] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The exact immunopathogenesis and neuroanatomical localization of opsoclonus-myoclonus ataxia syndrome remains unclear. We describe a 1 year 9 month old girl who, shortly after commencement of highly active antiretroviral therapy developed opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome and subsequently died of disseminated cytomegalovirus infection. We postulate on the etiological factors that may have played a role in the disease pathogenesis of the patient's opsoclonus-myoclonus ataxia. Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome was considered the most likely because of the initial CD4 depletion and the onset of symptoms shortly after initiation of antiretroviral therapy. Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) proved helpful by localizing the area of dysfunction to the cerebellar vermis.
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- Ronald van Toorn
- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Children's Hospital, P.O. Box 19063, Tygerberg 7505, Clinical Building 2nd Floor, Tygerberg, Western Cape, South Africa.
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Kitabayashi Y, Ueda H, Narumoto J, Nakamura K, Kita H, Tsuchida H, Iizumi H, Fukui K. Cerebral blood flow changes in general paresis following penicillin treatment: a longitudinal single photon emission computed tomography study. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 2002; 56:65-70. [PMID: 11929572 DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1819.2002.00930.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Three cases of general paresis were successfully treated with high-dose penicillin. In all cases, cerebrospinal fluid cell counts decreased to normal and mental status improved rapidly. Cerebrospinal fluid protein concentrations decreased and IQ scores and overall levels of functioning improved gradually over 1 year. Regional cerebral blood flow (CBF) changes were analyzed longitudinally for 1 year using single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). Autoradiography method and region of interest (ROI) analyses were used for quantitative CBF assessment and 3D stereotactic surface projections (3D-SSP) analyses were used for qualitative CBF pattern assessment. 3D-SSP could not reveal remarkable CBF pattern changes through the courses. The ROI analyses showed remarkable CBF decreases in all brain regions 1 month after the treatment, which recovered to normal levels 1 year after the treatment. These results suggest that remarkable decreases of quantitative CBF counts reflect the disappearance of encephalitis, while their gradual recovery reflects the gradual improvement of cerebral functional activity. As Treponema pallidum infection affects whole brain and CBF changes globally, quantitative CBF assessment may be more efficient than qualitative CBF pattern analyses for the purpose of understanding the pathophysiology of general paresis.
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Slosman DO, Ludwig C, Zerarka S, Pellerin L, Chicherio C, de Ribaupierre A, Annoni JM, Bouras C, Herrmann F, Michel JP, Giacobini E, Magistretti PJ. Brain energy metabolism in Alzheimer's disease: 99mTc-HMPAO SPECT imaging during verbal fluency and role of astrocytes in the cellular mechanism of 99mTc-HMPAO retention. BRAIN RESEARCH. BRAIN RESEARCH REVIEWS 2001; 36:230-40. [PMID: 11690620 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-0173(01)00099-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The central hypothesis of the study which has been carried out as part of the NRP38 program, is that perturbations of brain energy metabolism are critically involved in the neurodegeneration occurring in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and that they may correlate with early cognitive dysfunctioning. In the present multidisciplinary study we set out to monitor brain energy metabolism using FDG-PET and HMPAO-SPECT imaging in a cohort of individuals over 65 years of age, drawn from the general population. HMPAO-SPECT imaging, which is a simpler and more widely accessible imaging procedure than FDG-PET, was performed under basal conditions and during the performance of a cognitive task (verbal fluency test). Three groups were studied. Two groups (groups I and II) included individuals age 65 or more, with no cognitive impairment and carrying an APOE4 positive or APOE4 negative phenotype, respectively; a third group (group III) included patients with clinical signs of AD. Each subject entering the study underwent an FDG-PET, an HMPAO-SPECT and an extensive battery of neuropsychological tests which assess various aspects of cognitive functioning, with a strong emphasis on working memory, divided attention and executive functions. A total of 101 participants were submitted to brain imaging and neuropsychological testing. Among these, 60 participants received the same set of imaging and neuropsychological tasks 24-36 months after the first set (phase II). In this article, we present a preliminary analysis performed on ten subjects from groups I and II and nine subjects from group III: activation (verbal fluency task) induced a specific pattern of increase in HMPAO retention (including BA 9/10, BA 18 bilaterally and right BA 17). In contrast to controls, in nine AD subjects no significant differences in HMPAO retention were observed when comparing activation and basal conditions. The cellular and molecular mechanisms that underlie the retention of HMPAO, the tracer used for single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) imaging, has been studied in vitro in purified preparations of neurons and astrocytes with the aim of investigating the contribution of different cell types to hexamethyl-propyleneamineoxime labeled with technetium-99m (99mTc-HMPAO) retention in vitro. Results show that 99mTc-HMPAO retention predominates in astrocytes over neurons by a factor of approximately 2.5. Diethyl maleate, ethacrynic acid and buthionine sulfoximine, three agents which significantly reduce glutathione levels, also decreased 99mTc-HMPAO retention in both astrocytes and in neurons. Decrease did not always correlate with glutathione levels however, thus suggesting that other factors could be involved. The data presented indicate that astrocytes might constitute a prominent site of 99mTc-HMPAO retention and most likely contribute significantly to the SPECT signal. In addition, they also suggest that specific alterations in glial cell metabolism could explain flow-independent changes in 99mTc-HMPAO retention in the brain as observed by SPECT in certain pathologies (including Alzheimer's disease). In particular, these observations suggest a key role of astrocytes in the signal detected with the imaging procedure, which is altered in the Alzheimer's cohort subjected to the verbal fluency activation task.
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- D O Slosman
- Division of Nuclear Medicine, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
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Ohta H, Inoue T, Yamamoto H, Nii M, Nakano T. The usefulness of brain perfusion SPECT in an infant with focal convulsions associated with hemophilus influenzae central nervous system infection. Ann Nucl Med 2001; 15:365-7. [PMID: 11577762 DOI: 10.1007/bf02988244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Left hemiconvulsions occurred in a 13-month-old girl with Hemophilus influenzae (H. influenzae) central nervous system (CNS) infection. Tc-99m HMPAO brain SPECT showed a focal hyperperfusion area in the right frontal lobe. The patient recovered without complications, and follow-up SPECT revealed markedly improved findings. Tc-99m HMPAO brain SPECT is useful for evaluating focal convulsions associated with H. influenzae CNS infection.
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- H Ohta
- Department of Radiology, Osaka Red Cross Hospital, Japan
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Zerarka S, Pellerin L, Slosman D, Magistretti PJ. Astrocytes as a predominant cellular site of (99m)Tc-HMPAO retention. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2001; 21:456-68. [PMID: 11323531 DOI: 10.1097/00004647-200104000-00014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Technetium-99m-d,l-hexamethylpropylene amine oxime ((99m)Tc-HMPAO) retention in the brain monitored by single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) is currently used as a marker of cerebral blood flow. The purported mechanism by which (99m)Tc-HMPAO accumulates in the brain is through its intracellular conversion from a lipophilic form to more hydrophilic derivatives within the brain parenchyma. The issue of the contribution of different cell types on (99m)Tc-HMPAO retention was investigated in vitro by studying the accumulation of (99m)Tc-HMPAO in primary cultures of mouse cortical astrocytes and neurons. Results show that (99m)Tc-HMPAO retention predominates in astrocytes over neurons by a factor of approximately 2.5 (0.26 +/- 0.05 vs. 0.095 +/- 0.042 fmol/mg protein after 120 minutes, respectively). Diethyl maleate (60 micromol/L), ethacrynic acid (1 mmol/L) and buthionine sulfoximine (1 mmol/L), 3 agents which significantly reduced glutathione levels also decreased (99m)Tc-HMPAO retention in both astrocytes (29%, 3%, and 46% of control, respectively) and neurons (69%, 11% and 63% of control). Decrease did not always correlate with glutathione levels, however, which suggests that other factors could be involved. The possibility that cell energy status determines (99m)Tc-HMPAO retention was also assessed. Agents that activate (glutamate, azide) or inhibit (cytochalasin B) glucose utilization in astrocytes, as measured by the (3)H-2-deoxyglucose method, were without effect on (99m)Tc-HMPAO retention. In conclusion, the data presented indicate that astrocytes may constitute a prominent site of (99m)Tc-HMPAO retention and most likely contribute significantly to the SPECT signal. In addition, the data also suggest that specific alterations in glial cell metabolism could explain flow-independent changes in (99m)Tc-HMPAO retention in the brain as observed by SPECT in some pathologies.
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- S Zerarka
- Institute of Physiology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Kuji I, Sumiya H, Tsuji S, Ichikawa A, Tonami N. Asymmetries of benzodiazepine receptor binding potential in the inferior medial temporal lobe and cerebellum detected with 123I-iomazenil SPECT in comparison with 99mTc-HMPAO SPECT in patients with partial epilepsy. Ann Nucl Med 1998; 12:185-90. [PMID: 9795703 DOI: 10.1007/bf03164843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We examined the relation between regional 123I-iomazenil (IMZ) parameters and cerebral blood flow (CBF) to evaluate the difference between the quantitative parameters of IMZ and the CBF in detecting epileptic abnormality. Seventeen patients with unilateral partial epilepsy were subjected to 99mTc-hexamethylpropylene amine oxime (HMPAO) SPECT, and early and delayed IMZ SPECT. Then we quantitatively obtained the blood-to-brain transfer constants (K1) and binding potentials (BP) for nine regions of interest, and the regional CBF was also by using the simple angiographic method. From our data, significant asymmetries of BP in the inferior medial temporal lobe and cerebellum were shown and may be related to a remote effect such as crossed cerebellar diaschisis. In conclusion, the asymmetry of BP with iomazenil SPECT was demonstrated in patients with unilateral epilepsy that was not detectable by HMPAO SPECT.
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- I Kuji
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Japan.
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Fujibayashi Y, Taniuchi H, Waki A, Yokoyama A, Ishii Y, Yonekura Y. Intracellular metabolism of 99mTc-d,l-HMPAO in vitro: a basic approach for understanding the hyperfixation mechanism in damaged brain. Nucl Med Biol 1998; 25:375-8. [PMID: 9639299 DOI: 10.1016/s0969-8051(97)00221-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The mechanism of technetium-99m-labeled d,l-hexamethylpropylene amine oxime (99mTc-HMPAO) hyperfixation in damaged brain was elucidated using in vitro metabolic studies. Among the subcellular fractions of mouse brain homogenate, the mitochondrial fraction showed dominant metabolic activity with respect to 99mTc-HMPAO, followed by the cytosolic fraction. The metabolic activity of the mitochondrial fraction was enhanced by heat and detergent treatment, being proportional to the leakage of thiol (SH) compound(s) from the granules. The leaked SH compound(s) had a higher metabolic activity than glutathione, a well-known reductant in cells. 99mTc-HMPAO might be metabolized by mitochondrial SH compound(s) exhibiting strong reductant activity, and hyperfixation might be an indication of mitochondrial damage of the brain.
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- Y Fujibayashi
- Biomedical Imaging Research Center, Fukui Medical University, Matsuoka, Japan
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Hokkanen L, Launes J, Poutiainen E, Valanne L, Salonen O, Sirén J, Iivanainen M. Subcortical type cognitive impairment in herpes zoster encephalitis. J Neurol 1997; 244:239-45. [PMID: 9112592 DOI: 10.1007/s004150050078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Nine immunocompetent patients with acute herpes zoster encephalitis (HZE) were studied with the help of neurological investigations. All patients were treated with acyclovir. Neuropsychological performance was compared with that of a group of 16 healthy controls. Computed tomography of the head showed infarct-like hypodense lesions in two patients, involving the internal capsule in one case and the temporoparietal cortex and white matter in another. Hypoperfusion shown by single photon emission computed tomography, mostly involving the frontal areas bilaterally, was seen in six of the seven patients examined. Hyperperfusion as seen in herpes simplex encephalitis was not encountered. One patient remained mildly demented, but all the other patients recovered relatively well. Neuropsychological examination after acyclovir treatment showed a decline in memory and speed of cognitive processes, without circumscribed neuropsychological deficits. Six of the nine patients showed behavioural disinhibition, and mood changes were also observed. Memory impairment in HZE was not as global or as severe as is described after encephalitis due to herpes simplex virus. In HZE both the brain perfusion pattern and the neuropsychological test profile showed features compatible with subcortical dysfunction.
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- L Hokkanen
- Department of Neurology, University of Helsinki, Finland
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