Autopsy-confirmed progressive supranuclear palsy with decreased uptake of metaiodobenzylguanidine

Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2013 Aug;115(8):1555-7. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2013.01.004. Epub 2013 Feb 5.

Authors

Tadashi Adachi¹, Michio Kitayama, Kenji Wada-Isoe, Toshiya Nakano, Kenji Nakashima

Affiliation

¹ Division of Neurology, Department of Brain and Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Yonago, Japan. adachi.neuro@gmail.com

PMID: 23395160
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2013.01.004

No abstract available

Keywords: MIBG; Pathology; Progressive supranuclear palsy.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

3-Iodobenzylguanidine*
Aged
Autopsy
Brain / pathology
Gliosis / pathology
Humans
Male
Neurons / pathology
Pneumonia / complications
Radionuclide Imaging
Radiopharmaceuticals*
Supranuclear Palsy, Progressive / diagnostic imaging*
Supranuclear Palsy, Progressive / metabolism*
Supranuclear Palsy, Progressive / psychology
Tegmentum Mesencephali / pathology

Substances

Radiopharmaceuticals
3-Iodobenzylguanidine