Evaluation of SPECT Analysis in Patients with Transient Global Amnesia

  • Choe, Bo-Young (Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Kim, Euy-Neyng (Nuclear Medicine, Kang-Nam St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Chung, Yong-An (Nuclear Medicine, Kang-Nam St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Sohn, Hyung-Sun (Nuclear Medicine, Kang-Nam St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Kim, Sung-Hoon (Nuclear Medicine, Kang-Nam St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Koreal) ;
  • Chung, Soo-Kyo (Nuclear Medicine, Kang-Nam St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Lee, Hyoung-Koo (Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Suh, Tae-Suk (Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
  • 발행 : 2002.06.01

초록

Objectives: This study investigated alterations in regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) in patients with transient global amnesia (TGA) using statistical parametric mapping 99 (SPM99). Methods: Noninvasive rCBF measurements using 99mTc-ethyl cysteinate dimer (ECD) SPECT were performed on 8 patients with TGA who have ongoing symptoms and 17 age matched controls. The relative rCBF maps in patients with TGA and controls were compared. Results: In patients with TGA, significant decreased rCBF was found along the L superior temporal extending to L parietal region of the brain and L thalamus. There were areas of increased rCBF in the R temporal, R frontal region and R thalamus. Conclusion: We could demonstrate decreased perfusion in left cerebral hemisphere and increased perfusion in right cerebral hemisphere in patients with TGA using SPM99. The imbalanced change of rCBF between bilateral cerebral hemisphere in patients with TGA might suggest that imbalanced neuronal activity between the bilateral hemispheres may have strong relationship to the pathogenesis of the TGA. For quantitative SPECT analysis in TGA patients, we recommend SPM99 rather than the ROI method because of its definitive advantages.

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