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15918546

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-5-27
pubmed:abstractText
Although neuropsychological tests are commonly applied to detect minimal hepatic encephalopathy (HE) in patients with liver cirrhosis (LC), they provide no information about the cerebral regions involved. Recently, it has been reported that some populations of alcoholic cirrhotics, with mild HE, have reduced cerebral metabolic rate for glucose in bifrontal cortices and in the anterior cingulate gyrus. We evaluated the degree of reduction in blood flow at the anterior cingulate gyrus and the frontal lobes in cirrhotic patients who underwent single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). Data were obtained from 47 cirrhotic patients and 47 subjects without LC. Three radiologists unaware of the results of laboratory tests visually evaluated the transaxial, coronal, and sagittal views of SPECT. The area and the degree of blood flow reduction in the anterior cingulate gyrus and frontal lobes were scored. Reduced blood flow in the anterior cingulate gyrus was observed in most LC patients. In patients without overt HE, poor performance in neuropsychological tests was correlated with reduced cerebral blood flow in the anterior cingulate gyrus. Blood flow in the anterior cingulate gyrus as measured by SPECT may be a simple and good indicator of cerebral functional changes in patients with LC.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0885-7490
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
20
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
7-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Evaluation of cingulate gyrus blood flow in patients with liver cirrhosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Internal Medicine, Mie University School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan. motoh@clin.medic.mie-u.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Case Reports