Brain Perfusion SPECT Patterns Associated with Dementias and Other Brain Diseases
| SPECT pattern* | Disease |
|---|---|
| Temporoparietal hypoperfusion | Dementia of Alzheimer’s type |
| Parkinson’s disease–related dementia | |
| Lewy–Bodie disease | |
| Normopressure hydrocephalia | |
| Frontal (or frontotemporal) hypoperfusion | Pick’s disease |
| Frontotemporal degeneration | |
| Pseudodepressive dementia | |
| Progressive supranuclear palsy | |
| Chronic alcoholism | |
| Chronic schizophrenia | |
| Multiple focal defects (patchy pattern) | AIDS-related dementia |
| Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease | |
| Multi-infarct dementia |
↵* These are main SPECT patterns associated with these diseases, but they are not pathognomonic; other patterns or absence of abnormalities can be noted in same diseases.