Erschienen in:
01.06.2016 | Letter to the Editor
Neurosyphilis mimicking young-onset Alzheimer’s disease: a case report explaining the pitfalls of FDG-PET
verfasst von:
Sarah Verjans, Koen Van Laere, Rik Vandenberghe
Erschienen in:
Acta Neurologica Belgica
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Ausgabe 2/2016
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Excerpt
The use of FDG-PET in diagnosing Alzheimer’s dementia (AD) has recently increased. Precuneus and posterior cingulate are among the most sensitive regions in the early stages of AD. We present FDG-PET findings in a case of neurosyphilis presenting with rapidly progressive dementia. The case highlights a difficult differential diagnosis with young-onset Alzheimer’s on both clinical and neuroimaging grounds. The FDG pattern of diffuse temporoparietal hypometabolism and spared thalamic metabolism is a new finding in neurosyphilis. …