Patterns of glucose hypometabolism can help differentiate FTLD-FET from other types of FTLD.

Danna P Garcia-GuaquetaNikhil B GhayalVal J LoweDennis W DicksonJennifer L WhitwellKeith Anthony Josephs

Published in: Journal of neurology (2024)

Prominent caudate hypometabolism, especially early in the disease course, appears to be a hallmark feature of the aFTLD-U subtype of FTLD-FET. Assessing caudate and temporal hypometabolism on FDG-PET will help to differentiate FTLD-FET from FTLD-tau and FTLD-TDP.

Keyphrases

pet ct
positron emission tomography
pet imaging
metabolic syndrome
cerebrospinal fluid