Cerebellar hypometabolism with normal structural findings in Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis. A case report

Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2015 Dec:139:221-3. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2015.10.020. Epub 2015 Oct 17.

Affiliations

¹ Division of Neurology, Madonna del Soccorso Hospital, San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy.
² Nuclear Medicine Department, AV5, Ascoli Piceno, Italy.
³ Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Mazzoni Hospital, ASUR MARCHE AV5, Ascoli Piceno, Italy.
⁴ Department of Psychology, Second University of Naples, Italy. Electronic address: luigi.trojano@unina2.it.
⁵ Department of Medical, Surgical and Neurological Sciences, University of Siena, Italy.

PMID: 26519892
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2015.10.020

No abstract available

Keywords: 18FDG PET; Autosomal recessive disorder; Cerebellum; Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis; Spastic paraparesis.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Cerebellum / metabolism*
Female
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
Humans
Positron-Emission Tomography
Radiopharmaceuticals*
Xanthomatosis, Cerebrotendinous / diagnosis*
Xanthomatosis, Cerebrotendinous / genetics

Substances

Radiopharmaceuticals
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18