Crossed cerebellar hypermetabolism demonstrated by FDG PET

Ruixue Cui; Na Niu; Fang Li

doi:10.1097/RLU.0000000000000388

Crossed cerebellar hypermetabolism demonstrated by FDG PET

Clin Nucl Med. 2014 Apr;39(4):409-12. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000000388.

Authors

Ruixue Cui¹, Na Niu, Fang Li

Affiliation

¹ From the Department of Nuclear Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China.

PMID: 24566415
DOI: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000000388

Abstract

Crossed cerebellar hypometabolism on 18F-FDG PET has been well described. However, crossed cerebellar hypermetabolism is rare. We described a case of crossed cerebellar hypermetabolism in a middle-aged woman. The patient underwent FDG PET to assess epileptogenic focus during her subclinical seizure episode, which was shown on video electroencephalography. The crossed cerebellar hypermetabolism was no longer visualized when her subclinical seizure was controlled.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Cerebellum / diagnostic imaging*
Cerebellum / metabolism*
Epilepsies, Partial / diagnostic imaging
Epilepsies, Partial / metabolism
Female
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
Humans
Positron-Emission Tomography*

Substances

Fluorodeoxyglucose F18