The contribution of positron emission tomography to the study of aphasia

Daniela Perani; Stefano F Cappa

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-823384-9.00008-6

The contribution of positron emission tomography to the study of aphasia

Handb Clin Neurol. 2022:185:151-165. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-823384-9.00008-6.

Authors

Daniela Perani¹, Stefano F Cappa²

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Psychology, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy; In Vivo Human Molecular and Structural Neuroimaging Unit, Division of Neuroscience, Nuclear Medicine Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
² Department of Humanities and Life Sciences, University Institute for Advanced Studies IUSS Pavia, Pavia, Italy; Dementia Research Center, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy. Electronic address: stefano.cappa@iusspavia.it.

PMID: 35078596
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-823384-9.00008-6

No abstract available

Keywords: Beta Amyloid; Diaschisis; Fluorodeoxyglucose; Neuroinflammation; Positron emission tomography; Primary progressive aphasia; Recovery; Tau.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Alzheimer Disease*
Aphasia* / diagnostic imaging
Aphasia* / etiology
Brain / diagnostic imaging
Humans
Positron-Emission Tomography