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18F-FDG PET Identifies Altered Brain Metabolism in Patients with Cri du Chat Syndrome.
Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine - 1 Aug 2020
Cistaro Angelina, Quartuccio Natale, Piccardo Arnoldo, Fania Piercarlo, Spunton Marianna, Liava Alexandra, Danesino Cesare, Albani Giovanni, Guala Andrea
Abstract excerpt
Cri du chat syndrome (CDCS) is a rare genetic disease that is caused by a deletion in the short arm of chromosome 5 (5p) and has a variable clinical spectrum. To our knowledge, no study in the literature has ever applied 18F-FDG PET/CT to investigate alterations in brain glucose metabolism in these subjects. The aims of this study were to detect differences in brain 18F-FDG metabolism in CDCS patients with...
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