Brain SPECT and MRI Findings in a Uremic Patient With Parkinsonism

Clin Nucl Med. 2015 Sep;40(9):e453-4. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000000869.

Abstract

Parkinsonism associated with basal ganglia pathology represents a rare complication in uremia patients, characterized by acute hyperkinetic or hypokinetic extrapyramidal movement disorders. We herein present brain SPECT and MR findings of uremic patients with end-stage renal failure exhibiting parkinsonian symptoms. The bilateral basal ganglia exhibited decreased uptake on SPECT, and abnormal signals on MR, suggesting pathology.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Basal Ganglia / diagnostic imaging*
  • Basal Ganglia / pathology
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Parkinsonian Disorders / diagnosis
  • Parkinsonian Disorders / diagnostic imaging*
  • Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon*