Robin Hood caught in Wonderland: brain SPECT findings.
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Date publication
décembre 2013
Auteurs
Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr NAMER Izzie-Jacques
Tous les auteurs :
Morland D, Wolff V, Dietemann JL, Marescaux C, Namer IJ
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Résumé
We present the case of a 53-year-old woman presenting several episodes of body image distortions, ground deformation illusions, and problems assessing distance in the orthostatic position corresponding to the Alice in Wonderland syndrome. No symptoms were reported when sitting or lying down. She had uncontrolled hypertension, hyperglycemia, hypercholesterolemia, and a history of head trauma. Her condition had been diagnosed with left internal carotid artery dissection 2 years earlier. Brain SPECT with 99mTc-ECD performed after i.v. injection of the radiotracer in supine and in standing positions showed hypoperfusion in the healthy contralateral frontoparietal operculum (Robin Hood syndrome), deteriorating when standing up.
Référence
Clin Nucl Med. 2013 Dec;38(12):979-81