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Striatal glucose consumption in chorea-free subjects at risk of Huntington's disease.
Journal of neurology - 1 Nov 1993
Kuwert T, Lange H W, Boecker H, Titz H, Herzog H, Aulich A, Wang B C, Nayak U, Feinendegen L E
Abstract excerpt
Controversial data have been reported with regard to the diagnostic value of the positron emission tomographic (PET) measurement of striatal glucose consumption (rCMRGlc) in chorea-free subjects at risk of Huntington's disease (HD). For further clarification of this issue we measured striatal and cerebellar rCMRGlc in 27 chorea-free subjects at risk of HD, 20 patients with manifest HD and 20 control subjects,...
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