Could arterial spin labelling perfusion imaging uncover the invisible in N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor encephalitis?

Eur J Neurol. 2019 Oct;26(10):e86-e87. doi: 10.1111/ene.13977. Epub 2019 May 17.

Authors

C Lapucci¹, G Boffa^{1

2}, F Massa^{1

2}, D Franciotta³, L Castelletti⁴, A Uccelli^{1

2}, S Morbelli^{5

6}, F Nobili^{1

2}, L Benedetti², L Roccatagliata^{4

5}

Affiliations

¹ DINOGMI, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
² Neurology Department, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino - IRCCS, Genoa, Italy.
³ Neuroimmunology Laboratory, IRCCS - Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy.
⁴ Neuroradiology Unit, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino - IRCCS, Genoa, Italy.
⁵ DISSAL, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
⁶ Nuclear Medicine Unit, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino - IRCCS, Genoa, Italy.

PMID: 31099961
DOI: 10.1111/ene.13977

No abstract available

Keywords: 18F-FDG-PET; NMDAR encephalitis; arterial spin labelling; autoimmune encephalitis; brain perfusion.

Publication types

Letter