Assessing whole brain perfusion changes in patients with REM sleep behavior disorder
Mazza S, Soucy J, Gravel P, Michaud M, Postuma R, Massicotte-Marquez J, Decary A, Montplaisir J. Assessing whole brain perfusion changes in patients with REM sleep behavior disorder. Neurology 2006, 67: 1618-1622. PMID: 17101893, DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000242879.39415.49.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBrainBrain StemCerebral ArteriesCerebral CortexCerebrovascular CirculationCorpus StriatumCysteineFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeurodegenerative DiseasesOrganotechnetium CompoundsParkinson DiseasePolysomnographyPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisREM Sleep Behavior DisorderTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonConceptsREM behavior disorderBehavior disorderCerebral blood flow evaluationREM sleep behavior disorderIdiopathic REM behavior disorderSleep behavior disorderBrain perfusion changesRegional cerebral perfusionBlood flow evaluationAge-matched controlsTemporo-parietal cortexCerebral perfusionDecreased perfusionPerfusion changesPerfusional abnormalitiesRight hippocampusParkinson's diseasePatientsMetabolic profilePerfusionDisordersAbnormalitiesCortexFlow evaluationBrainstem