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18F-FDG PET Brain in a Patient With Fatal Familial Insomnia.

Clinical nuclear medicine - 1 Aug 2018

Tham Wei Ying, Thian Yee-Liang, Ratnagopal Pavanni, Xie Wanying

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A 57-year-old woman presented with a 3-month history of cognitive impairment, daytime somnolence, and violent sleep behavior. Her first- and second-degree relatives had similar symptoms prior to their premature deaths. Her MRI scan of the brain showed no significant abnormality. Electroencephalogram showed loss of slow-wave activity. Functional brain imaging performed with F-FDG PET was fused with her MRI scans....

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PMID: 29877883
DOI: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000002152

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