Reversible cerebral hypoperfusion observed with Tc-99m HMPAO SPECT in reversible dementia caused by hypothyroidism

Clinical Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 666-668

  Kinuya, Seigo ^a   Michigishi, Takatoshi ^a   Tonami, Norihisa ^a   Aburano, Tamio ^b   Tsuji, Shiro ^a   Hashimoto, Takuma ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b ASAHIKAWA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cerebral Hypoperfusion; Hypothyroid Dementia; Tc 99m HMPAO

Indexed keywords

HEXAMETHYLPROPYLENE AMINE OXIME TECHNETIUM TC 99M; IODINE 131; THIAMAZOLE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN PERFUSION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEMENTIA; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

AGED; ANTITHYROID AGENTS; BRAIN; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; DEMENTIA; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; MALE; METHIMAZOLE; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TECHNETIUM TC 99M EXAMETAZIME; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON;

EID: 0032867747     PISSN: 03639762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003072-199909000-00005     Document Type: Article

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