A Case of Multiple Sclerosis with Homonymous Hemianopia Examined by Positron Emission Tomography
A Case of Multiple Sclerosis with Homonymous Hemianopia Examined by Positron Emission Tomography
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正电子发射断层扫描多发性硬化症同向偏盲一例
DOI:
10.1007/s10384-004-0128-1
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发表时间:
2004
影响因子:
2.4
通讯作者:
T. Akashi
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作者:
Hideki Murai;M. Kiyosawa;Yukihisa Suzuki;Shoichi Mizoguchi;K. Ishii;K. Ishikawa;T. Akashi
BackgroundTo demonstrate the efficacy of positron emission tomography (PET) for examining multiple sclerosis (MS) patients with hemianopia.CaseA 20-year-old man visited us with a complaint of left homonymous hemianopia and headache.ObservationsThe patient’s visual acuity was 1.2 (n.c.) OD and 0.9 (1.0) OS. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a mass in the temporoparietal lobe. A pathological diagnosis of MS was made by brain biopsy. Low glucose metabolism in the lesion and visual cortex was observed by PET with18F-fluorodeoxy glucose. PET with11C-flumazenyl revealed a reduction of11C-uptake in the demyelinated optic radiation, and only a slight reduction of11C-uptake in the primary visual cortex. The results of11C-flumazenyl PET suggested a slight reduction of neuronal density. In 2 years, the visual field recovered to the normal state.ConclusionPET can be a useful tool for estimating the visual outcome of patients with hemianopia in MS.Jpn J Ophthalmol2004;48:591–593 © Japanese Ophthalmological Society 2004