Evidence of bilateral temporal lobe involvement in primary progressive aphasia: A SPECT study

From: The Journal of Nuclear Medicine | Date: July 1, 2003| Author: Bakchine, Serge; Et al; Hannequin, Didier; Menard, Jean-Francois; Soriani-Lefevre, Marie-Helene | Copyright information

Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is rare. Only limited series have been reported with SPECT or PET. Moreover, in the majority of studies, the left-to-right asymmetry ratio was used, leading to difficulties in right hemisphere analyzes. Methods: Twenty-nine patients with clinical criteria of PPA (Mesulam and Weintraub) were included and compared with 12 control subjects. Complete language examination was performed in all patients. SPECT was performed on a double-head gamma camera after intrav...

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