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Tc-99m HMPAO brain SPECT scanning in Munchausen syndrome.

Abstract
Regional cerebral blood flow was studied in a patient with Munchausen syndrome using high resolution Tc-99m HMPAO SPECT. The scan demonstrated marked hyperperfusion of the right hemithalamus. The cranial CT scan was normal. The abnormal right hemithalamic blood flow is discussed in relation to the hypothesized neuropathy of this disorder.
AuthorsJ M Mountz, P E Parker, H G Liu, T W Bentley, D W Lill, G Deutsch
JournalJournal of psychiatry & neuroscience : JPN (J Psychiatry Neurosci) Vol. 21 Issue 1 Pg. 49-52 (Jan 1996) ISSN: 1180-4882 [Print] Canada
PMID8580117 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Topics
  • Female
  • Functional Laterality
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Munchausen Syndrome (diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, physiopathology)
  • Regional Blood Flow
  • Thalamus (blood supply, diagnostic imaging, physiopathology)
  • Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

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