| Literature DB >> 11061271 |
S Pappata1, M Levasseur, R N Gunn, R Myers, C Crouzel, A Syrota, T Jones, G W Kreutzberg, R B Banati.
Abstract
Using quantitative PET, the authors studied the binding of [11C]PK11195, a marker of activated microglia, in the thalamus of patients with chronic middle cerebral artery infarcts. All patients showed increased [11C]PK11195 binding in the ipsilateral thalamus, indicating the activation of microglia in degenerating projection areas remote from the primary lesion. A persistent increase in [11C]PK11195 binding suggests active, long-term thalamic microstructural changes after corticothalamic connection damage.Entities:
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Year: 2000 PMID: 11061271 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.55.7.1052
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurology ISSN: 0028-3878 Impact factor: 9.910