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SPECT Diagnosis of Creutzfeld-Jacob Disease

Neurobehavior Unit, Flierman Hospital
Elscint Ltd.
Department of Neurology, Carmel Hospital
Departments of Neurology and Nuclear Medicine, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel

Correspondence: For correspondence or reprints contact: Judith Aharon-Peretz, MD, The Neurobehavior Unit, Fleiman Hospital, Zalman Shneur St., Ramot Remez, P.O.B 2263, Haifa, Israel 31021

ABSTRACT

SPECT with ^99mTc-HMPAO was performed on a 65-yr-old patient with Creutzfeld-Jacob disease. Cerebral blood flow was heterogeneously decreased throughout the brain, differing from the pattern observed in other common types of dementia. These results suggest that HMPAO-SPECT may provide useful information in the differential diagnosis of dementia, specifically when Creutzfeld-Jacob disease is suspected.

Key Words: Creutzfeld-Jacob disease • dementia • single-photon emission computed tomography • HMPAO

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