Brain 18 F-FDG PET reveals cortico-subcortical hypermetabolic dysfunction in juvenile neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus

Abstract Background In juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus (j-SLE) with neuropsychiatric (NP) symptoms, there is a lack of diagnostic biomarkers. Thus, we study whether PET-FDG may identify any metabolic dysfunction in j-NPSLE. Methods A total of 19 18FDG-PET exams were consecutively performed usi...

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Main Authors: Sebastian Rodrigo, Stefania Costi, Pierre Ellul, Melodie Aubart, Nathalie Boddaert, Stephane Auvin, Monique Elmaleh, Alexandra Ntorkou, Brigitte Bader-Meunier, Vincent Lebon, Isabelle Melki, Catherine Chiron
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2024-04-01
Series:EJNMMI Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13550-024-01088-4