PET FINDINGS IN A BRAIN-ABSCESS ASSOCIATED WITH A SILENT ATRIAL SEPTAL-DEFECT

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作者
DETHY, S
MANTO, M
KENTOS, A
KONOPNICKI, D
PIROTTE, B
GOLDMAN, S
HILDEBRAND, J
机构
[1] FREE UNIV BRUSSELS, HOP ERASME, SERV NEUROCHIRURG, B-1070 BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
[2] FREE UNIV BRUSSELS, HOP ERASME, SERV PATHOL INFECT, B-1070 BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
[3] FREE UNIV BRUSSELS, HOP ERASME, PET BIOMED CYCLOTRON UNIT, B-1070 BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
关键词
BRAIN ABSCESS; CARDIAC MALFORMATION; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY PET); C-11] METHIONINE; FDG;
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10.1016/0303-8467(95)00067-T
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
Brain abscesses are classical complications of congenital heart disease (CHD) in children and adolescents. This association is rarely observed in adults. We report a 46-year-old man presenting a fronto-parietal abscess associated with an asymptomatic atrial septal defect. Positron emission tomography (PET) study revealed high uptake of L-[methyl-C-11]methionine ([C-11]methionine) and 2-[F-18]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG) around the brain abscess. We suggest (I) to exclude a silent cardiac malformation in the presence of a cerebral abscess of unknown source occurring in adults; (2) to consider the diagnosis of brain abscess in cases of high uptake of [C-11]methionine and FDG in relation to a brain lesion.
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