Comparison of 99mTc HMPAO SPECT scan between chronic fatigue syndrome, major depression and healthy controls: An exploratory study of clinical correlates of regional cerebral blood flow

Neuropsychobiology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 175-183

  Fischler, Benjamin ^a   D’haenen, Hugo ^a   Cluydts, Raymond ^b   Michiels, Veronique ^a,b   Demets, Kathy ^a   Kaufman, Leonard ^b   De Meirleir, Kenny ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cerebral blood flow; Chronic fatigue syndrome; Depression; Fatigue; Neuropsychology; SPECT scan

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; HEXAMETHYLPROPYLENE AMINE OXIME TECHNETIUM TC 99M; OXIME; TECHNETIUM COMPLEX;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN; BRAIN CORTEX; CEREBELLUM; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SCINTISCANNING; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; VASCULARIZATION; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAMILTON SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; BRAIN; CEREBELLUM; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; ORGANOTECHNETIUM COMPOUNDS; OXIMES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; TECHNETIUM TC 99M EXAMETAZIME; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON;

EID: 0029658173     PISSN: 0302282X     EISSN: 14230224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000119307     Document Type: Article

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