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Brain Metabolism in Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathy:A PET Study
J Comput Assist Tomogr 12:854-857, DeVolder,A.,et al, 1988
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Article Abstract
Regional brain glucose metabolism has been studied in a case of mitochondrial encephalomyopathy with ragged red fibers,using positron emission tomography with fluorodeoxyglucose as the tracer.A marked decrease in glucose utilization was found in all gray structures,with a preponderance of metabolic alterations in posterior cortical regions and thalamus and a relative sparing of anterior cortical areas and basal nuclei.
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