Sequential 123I-IMP-SPECT in acute infantile hemiplegia

Pediatr Neurol. 1989 Sep-Oct;5(5):306-10. doi: 10.1016/0887-8994(89)90023-4.

Abstract

Sequential 123I-N-isopropyl-p-iodoamphetamine (IMP) single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) was performed in 2 patients with acute infantile hemiplegia. In both patients, low uptake of IMP was detected in the targeted abnormal hemisphere. The 123I-IMP-SPECT findings indicative of a pathologic condition persisted even when the clinical findings and electroencephalographic abnormalities improved. Because of its sensitivity, noninvasiveness, and accurate reflection of the cerebral blood flow distribution, 123I-IMP-SPECT is useful in the examination of acute infantile hemiplegia and in the evaluation of prognosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Amphetamines
  • Brain Ischemia / diagnosis
  • Brain Ischemia / diagnostic imaging
  • Cerebrovascular Circulation
  • Electrocardiography
  • Female
  • Hemiplegia / diagnosis
  • Hemiplegia / diagnostic imaging*
  • Hemiplegia / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Iodine Radioisotopes
  • Iofetamine
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Radiography
  • Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon*

Substances

  • Amphetamines
  • Iodine Radioisotopes
  • Iofetamine