Unusual FDG-PET Findings in Traumatic Brain Injury; Did Traumatic Brain Injury Provoke Rapid Progression of Alzheimer's Disease?

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is common, and is often the leading cause of disability and death. Complications after TBI include increased risk for chronic central nervous system disease, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, the pathophysiology relating acute injury to neurodegeneration is...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Hwang, Inha, Ha, Sang-Won, Han, Jeong Ho
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Dementia Association 2017
Materias:
Letter to the Editor
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6427956/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30906371
http://dx.doi.org/10.12779/dnd.2017.16.2.54
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Sumario:Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is common, and is often the leading cause of disability and death. Complications after TBI include increased risk for chronic central nervous system disease, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, the pathophysiology relating acute injury to neurodegeneration is unclear. Here we present a case of a patient whose cognition declined after TBI, and whose 18F fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography scan showed an AD pattern.

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