Brain function infetal alcohol syndromeassessed by single photon emission computed tomography.
Bhatara VS; Lovrein F; Kirkeby J; Swayze V; Unruh E; Johnson V.
S D J Med 2002 Feb;55(2):59-62
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This case series reports results of single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) studies in three patients with fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), who had previously undergone structural magnetic resonance imaging (MR). The MR studies revealed several brain anomalies, including microcephaly, agenesis or hypoplasia of corpus callosum and agenesis of hippocampal commissure. The SPECT data revealed that the CBF was reduced by at least 25% in the temporal region relative to the cerebellum in all three patients. By contrast, the temporal-cerebellar differences were between 4% and 7% in two controls. The functional abnormalities in FAS, like neuroanatomical abnormalities, are likely to be multiple and varied because of heterogeneity of this syndrome. Our findings suggest the need for a larger study to test the hypothesis that temporal lobe abnormalities are a notable occurrence in FAS. Discovery of specific regional brain dysfunctions (such as temporal lobe dysfunction) that are particularly vulnerable to alcohol's teratogenic effect may allow clinicians and researchers to look for markers useful in FAS screening and may have implications for prevention and treatment of FAS.
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