Cerebral Glucose Metabolism Is a Valuable Predictor of Survival in Patients with Lewy Body Diseases
Joachim Brumberg,
Ganna Blazhenets,
Sabrina Bühler
et al.
Abstract:ObjectivePatients with Lewy body diseases have an increased risk of dementia, which is a significant predictor for survival. Posterior cortical hypometabolism on [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (PET) precedes the development of dementia by years. We therefore examined the prognostic value of cerebral glucose metabolism for survival.MethodsWe enrolled patients diagnosed with Parkinson's disease (PD), Parkinson's disease with dementia, or dementia with Lewy bodies who underwent [18F]fluorode… Show more
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