Antiphospholipid syndrome mimicking posterior cortical atrophy and the "railroad track" sign on brain fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography

J Neurol Sci. 2023 May 15:448:120615. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2023.120615. Epub 2023 Mar 17.
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Keywords: Antiphospholipid syndrome; Case series; FDG-PET hypometabolism; MRI lesions; Posterior cortical atrophy.

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Antiphospholipid Syndrome* / diagnostic imaging
  • Atrophy / diagnostic imaging
  • Atrophy / pathology
  • Brain / diagnostic imaging
  • Brain / pathology
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Neurodegenerative Diseases* / pathology
  • Positron-Emission Tomography / methods
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Railroads*

Substances

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Radiopharmaceuticals