Positron emission tomography in a patient with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy.

Publication/Presentation Date

12-1-1988

Abstract

A 56-year-old man with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, and a dense left homonymous hemianopia had 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography. Cortical glucose metabolism was decreased in the right cerebral hemisphere and the left cerebellar hemisphere. To our knowledge, this is the first demonstration of cerebral and cerebellar hypometabolism due solely to white matter disease.

Volume

38

Issue

12

First Page

1864

Last Page

1867

ISSN

0028-3878

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

3264059

Department(s)

Department of Medicine

Document Type

Article

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