Volume and surface
three-dimensional displays of Tc-99m HMPAO brain SPECT imaging
in a
chronic hypnosedative abuser.
Shih WJ:
Nuclear Medicine Service, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical
Center, Lexington, Kentucky 40511
Clin Nucl Med 1993 Jun;18(6):506-9
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AB - An alcohol- and diazepam-abusing patient underwent brain CT and SPECT imaging studies. The CT scan showed mild brain atrophy,
whereas SPECT imaging using Tc-99m HMPAO showed a large lesion in
the left cerebral hemisphere. The extent of lesion involvement was
appreciated by three-dimensional displays. This finding was
associated with a clinical presentation of hypnosedative withdrawal
delirium (disorientation, impaired memory, rambling speech with
loose associations, paranoia, ideation, restlessness, poor
judgment). Tc-99m HMPAO SPECT may provide objective documentation of
regional cerebral neurochemical alteration associated with
hypnosedative abuse or hypnosedative withdrawal states, whereas
surface and volume three-dimensional displays simplify and enhance
brain SPECT image interpretation.
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