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P4‐104: CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF FOCAL 18 F‐FLUTEMETAMOL UPTAKE
Author(s) -
Kim Si Eun,
Lee Byungju,
Jeong Jee Hyang,
Yoon Soo Jin,
Park Kyung Won,
Kim Eun-Joo,
Yoon Bora,
Jang Jae-Won,
Hong Jin Yong,
Na Duk L.,
Seo Sang Won,
Choi Seong Hye,
Kim Hee Jin
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
alzheimer's and dementia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.713
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1552-5279
pISSN - 1552-5260
DOI - 10.1016/j.jalz.2018.06.2508
Subject(s) - neuropsychology , amyloid (mycology) , dementia , psychology , amyloidosis , posterior cingulate , precuneus , pathology , cerebrospinal fluid , medicine , cognition , neuroscience , disease
sensorimotor SBR) was observed in bilateral medial frontal cortex, left caudate and left thalamus. Positive correlation between FDG uptake and sensorimotor SBR (corrected for cognitive SBR) was observed in bilateral visual association Cortex (Fig. 1). Conclusions: These findings confirm that altered cerebral glucose metabolism is associated with nigrostriatal degeneration in PD. The association between metabolism and nigrostriatal degeneration in the cognitive part of the striatum is in line with known cortico-striatal connections.