Progressive degeneration of the right temporal lobe studied with positron emission tomography.
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Serval ID
serval:BIB_3B3ACC98540E
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Case report (case report): feedback on an observation with a short commentary.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Progressive degeneration of the right temporal lobe studied with positron emission tomography.
Journal
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry
ISSN
0022-3050 (Print)
ISSN-L
0022-3050
Publication state
Published
Issued date
1990
Volume
53
Number
12
Pages
1046-1050
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Case Reports ; Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov'tPublication Status: ppublish
Abstract
A 79 year old man with a twelve year progressive history of prosopagnosia and recent naming difficulty, in whom other intellectual skills were preserved, is described. Positron emission tomography (PET) revealed an area of right temporal lobe hypometabolism, with an additional area of less severe hypometabolism at the left temporal pole. This may represent an example of progressive focal cortical degeneration similar to that associated with primary progressive dysphasia, but affecting the right temporal lobe.
Keywords
Aged, Agnosia/complications, Agnosia/diagnosis, Brain Diseases/diagnosis, Brain Diseases/metabolism, Cerebrovascular Circulation, Cognition Disorders/complications, Cognition Disorders/diagnosis, Humans, Male, Neuropsychological Tests, Oxygen Consumption, Oxygen Radioisotopes/diagnostic use, Oxygen Radioisotopes/metabolism, Temporal Lobe/metabolism, Temporal Lobe/radionuclide imaging, Tomography, Emission-Computed
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