Midbrain Hypometabolism in Fatal Familial Insomnia: A Case Report and a Statistical Parametric Mapping Analysis of a Korean Family

Midbrain Hypometabolism in Fatal Familial Insomnia: A Case Report and a Statistical Parametric Mapping Analysis of a Korean Family

Background and Methods: Fatal familial insomnia (FFI) is a rare genetic disease characterized by intractable insomnia, dysautonomia, and dementia. Herein we describe a patient with FFI. In order to study brain glucose hypometabolism in the patient, we used statistical parametric mapping (SPM) analys...

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Main Authors: Mi Ji Lee, Jisoo Shin, Eun Joo Chung, Sang-Jin Kim, Soonwook Kwon, Jung-Hyun Kim, Sang Won Seo, Chang-Seok Ki, Duk L. Na
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2014-10-01
Series:Case Reports in Neurology
Subjects:
Fatal familial insomnia
Glucose hypometabolism
Statistical parametric mapping analysis
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/365412

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