Imaging Evidence of Basal Ganglia Pathology in Hemi choreoballistic Movement of the Patient with Nonketotic Hyperglycemia: Case Report with Serial Follow Up of Neuroimages
Authors
박찬희 ; 이동현 ; 윤미진 ; 박수철 ; 이종두 ; 최일생
Citation
Journal of the Korean Neurological Association, Vol.23(1) : 117-120, 2005
The mechanism of chorea underlying nonketotic hyperglycemia was controversial. Serial follow up of brain MRI, 99mTc-ECD SPECT, and 18F-FDG PET in conjunction with clinical observation was done to clarify the pathologic localization. From the functional neuroimages, according to the clinical improvement, the relevant pathology was localized on the lentiform nucleus, mainly on the putamen. In caudate, the mismatch between glucose metabolism and blood flow was observed during and after choreoballistic movement which suggested an important cue to understand the pathogenesis of chorea.