Heroin vapor inhalation-induced spongiform leukoencephalopathy

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 108, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 518-522

  Jee, Rou Chen ^a   Tsao, Wen Lung ^a   Shyu, Woei Cherng ^a   Yen, Pao Sheng ^a   Hsu, Yung Hsiang ^a   Liu, Shu Hsin ^a  

^a BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

99m technetium ECD SPECT; 99m technetium TRODAT SPECT; F18 FDG PET; Heroin vapor inhalation; Spongiform leukoencephalopathy

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE ETHYL ESTER TC 99M; DIAMORPHINE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; [2 [[2 [[[3 (4 CHLOROPHENYL) 8 METHYL 8 AZABICYCLO[3.2.1]OCT 2 YL]METHYL](2 MERCAPTOETHYL)AMINO]ETHYL]AMINO]ETHANETHIOLATO]OXOTECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN STEM; CAPSULA INTERNA; CASE REPORT; CELL VACUOLE; CEREBELLUM; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMYELINATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DRUG UPTAKE; DYSARTHRIA; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERREFLEXIA; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; LIMB WEAKNESS; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PARIETAL LOBE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; SPONGIFORM LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; SYMPTOM; VAPOR; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 67651241816     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09296646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60101-7     Document Type: Article

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