Atypical clinical presentation of pathologically proven Parkinson's disease: The role of Parkinson's disease related metabolic pattern

Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2020 Sep:78:1-3. doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2020.06.035. Epub 2020 Jul 4.

Abstract

Regional changes in brain metabolism upgraded with measurements of specific metabolic brain patterns and automated diagnostic algorithms can help to differentiate among neurodegenerative parkinsonisms, but with few reports on pathological confirmation. Here we describe a parkinsonian patient with atypical presentation and 18F-FDG-PET imaging consistent with idiopathic Parkinson's disease. The latter was confirmed at the pathohistological examination.

Keywords: (18)F-FDG-PET; Atypical parkinsonism; Parkinson's disease related pattern; Pathologically proven Parkinson's disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Parkinson Disease / diagnosis*
  • Parkinson Disease / metabolism*
  • Parkinson Disease / pathology
  • Parkinson Disease / physiopathology
  • Positron-Emission Tomography

Substances

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18