EVALUATION OF BRAIN SPECT IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND PROGNOSIS OF THE NORMAL PRESSURE HYDROCEPHALUS SYNDROME

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作者
GRANADO, JM [1 ]
DIAZ, F [1 ]
ALDAY, R [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV LAS PALMAS,HOSP INSULAR GRAN CANARIA,SERV NUCL MED,LAS PALMAS,SPAIN
关键词
NORMAL PRESSURE HYDROCEPHALUS; BRAIN SPECT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; PROGNOSIS; 99TCM-HM-PAO;
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10.1007/BF01405132
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
From January 1989 to September 1990 fourteen patients with the Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH) syndrome were diagnosed in our Service. All patients were studied by CT-Scan, Radionuclide Cisternography and brain Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT). In this series, the predictive value of the brain SPECT was assesed. A statistically significant relationship between SPECT patterns and clinical outcome was found. The patients who showed a Dementia Alzheimer Type (DAT) pattern on SPECT had worse results. The results are discussed and compared with those reported by other authors.
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