| Literature DB >> 26025057 |
Natale Quartuccio1, Federico Caobelli2, Laura Evangelista3, Pierpaolo Alongi4, Margarita Kirienko4, Vincenzo De Biasi5, Fabrizio Cocciolillo6.
Abstract
Autoimmune limbic encephalitis (LE) is a rare disorder affecting the medial temporal lobe of the brain. Although brain Magnetic Resonance (MR) has been widely evaluated and is currently considered essential in the suspicion of LE, Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography (PET/CT) has been demonstrated to be useful also in the evaluation of brain inflammatory diseases such as encephalitis. We therefore aim to review the current literature about the role of PET/CT in the evaluation of patients affected by LE.Entities:
Keywords: Brain MR; Limbic encephalitis; NMDAR antibodies; PET/CT
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26025057 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2015.05.002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neuroimmunol ISSN: 0165-5728 Impact factor: 3.478