Huntington's Disease

Patient History

63 year old male with Huntington's Disease. Preoperative evaluation prior to possible transplantation of fetal tissue using P.E.T. imaging.

Huntington's disease (HD) results from genetically programmed degeneration of brain cells, called neurons, in certain areas of the brain. This degeneration causes uncontrolled movements, loss of intellectual faculties, and emotional disturbance. HD is a familial disease, passed from parent to child through a mutation in the normal gene

Study Findings

Abnormal ¹⁸F FDG P.E.T. brain scan. The findings of markedly hypometabolic basal ganglia is consistent with the advanced state of this patient's Huntington's Disease.

Reference

Mazziotta, John C., Frackowiak, Richard S.J., Phelps, Michael E. "The Use of Positron Emission Tomography in the Clinical Assessment of Dementia" Seminars in Nuclear Medicine, Vol. 21, No. 4 October 1992, pp 233-246.

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