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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-2-15
pubmed:abstractText
Regional cerebral perfusion was studied in three patients with the mitochondrial encephalomyopathy with lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) syndrome, using single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) with N-isopropyl-p-[123I]iodoamphetamine (IMP). Accumulation of the tracer was relatively decreased in the parietooccipital regions and also in the frontotemporal regions after stroke-like episodes. However, quantitative regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) measurement showed that rCBF was relatively well preserved even at these sites, and a hyperemic state was observed at the sites of normal accumulation. IMP SPECT may be useful in the diagnosis and assessment of the progress of the MELAS syndrome.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0363-8715
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
77-82
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
N-isopropyl-p-[123I]iodoamphetamine SPECT in MELAS syndrome: comparison with CT and MR imaging.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Radiology, University of Tsukuba, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Case Reports