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Pantothenate Kinase-Associated Neurodegeneration with Increased Lentiform Nuclei Cerebral Blood Flow

M. Koyamaa and A. Yagishitab

a Department of Nuclear Medicine, Cancer Institute Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
b Department of Neuroradiology, Tokyo Metropolitan Neurological Hospital, Tokyo, Japan



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  		Fig 1. T2*-weighted MR imaging shows an area of marked hypointensity in the globus pallidus.



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  		Fig 2. Transaxial (A) and coronal (B) SPECT images with Tc-99m ECD-SPECT show prominent accumulation in bilateral basal ganglia.



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  		Fig 3. SPECT image 19 weeks after DBS. Perfusion is decreased in the right globus pallidus and frontotemporal region. Color setting differs from the initial study due to replacement of the gamma camera and related equipment.





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