TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1993//
TI  - Volume and surface three-dimensional displays of Tc-99m HMPAO brain SPECT imaging in a chronic hypnosedative abuser
JO  - Clinical nuclear medicine
A1  - Shih, W. J.
A1  - Hyatt, M.
SP  - 506
EP  - 509
VL  - 18
IS  - 6
N2  - An alcohol- and diazepam-abusing patient underwent brain CT and SPECT imaging studies. The CT scan showed mild brain atrophy, whereas SPECT imaging using Tc-99m HMPAO showed a large lesion in the left cerebral hemisphere. The extent of lesion involvement was appreciated by three-dimensional displays. This finding was associated with a clinical presentation of hypnosedative withdrawal delirium (disorientation, impaired memory, rambling speech with loose associations, paranoia, ideation, restlessness, poor judgment). Tc-99m HMPAO SPECT may provide objective documentation of regional cerebral neurochemical alteration associated with hypnosedative abuse or hypnosedative withdrawal states, whereas surface and volume three-dimensional displays simplify and enhance brain SPECT image interpretation.<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0363-9762
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -