Reversible disconnection syndrome in a case of acute tumefactive demyelinating lesion: a PET study

Carlotta Chiavazza; Angelina Cistaro; Piercarlo Fania; Antonio Bertolotto; Paola Cavalla; Roberta Rudà; Lorenzo Pinessi; Riccardo Soffietti

doi:10.1007/s10072-016-2675-x

Reversible disconnection syndrome in a case of acute tumefactive demyelinating lesion: a PET study

Neurol Sci. 2016 Dec;37(12):2019-2023. doi: 10.1007/s10072-016-2675-x. Epub 2016 Jul 25.

Authors

Carlotta Chiavazza¹, Angelina Cistaro^{2

3}, Piercarlo Fania², Antonio Bertolotto⁴, Paola Cavalla⁵, Roberta Rudà⁶, Lorenzo Pinessi⁵, Riccardo Soffietti⁶

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurosciences, Multiple Sclerosis Center, University and A.O.U. City of Health and Science, Via Cherasco 15, 10126, Turin, Italy. lottach@libero.it.
² Positron Emission Tomography Center IRMET S.p.A., Euromedic Inc., Turin, Italy.
³ Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies, National Research Council, Rome, Italy.
⁴ Regional Multiple Sclerosis Center, San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, Orbassano, Italy.
⁵ Department of Neurosciences, Multiple Sclerosis Center, University and A.O.U. City of Health and Science, Via Cherasco 15, 10126, Turin, Italy.
⁶ Department of Neuro-Oncology, University and A.O.U. City of Health and Science, Turin, Italy.

PMID: 27457655
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-016-2675-x

No abstract available

Keywords: Disconnection syndrome; Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography; Magnetic resonance imaging; Multiple sclerosis; Primary central nervous system lymphoma; Tumefactive demyelinating lesion.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Brain / diagnostic imaging*
Cognition Disorders / etiology
Demyelinating Diseases / complications
Demyelinating Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
Electroencephalography
Female
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / pharmacokinetics
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Positron-Emission Tomography*

Substances

Fluorodeoxyglucose F18