First author Year Imaging method Subjects Primary outcome measures Dopaminergic system Wang et al. (2001) [11C]raclopride PET + [18F]FDG PET 10 morbidly OB, 10 NW/OW DRD2/3 availability Volkow et al.a (2008) [11C]raclopride…
Study groups Study moment Tracer Findings After therapy Reference AN, control Pre-/post-therapy 133Xe No difference No difference Krieg et al. (1989) AN Pre-/post-therapy 99mTc-HMPAO ↓ fro, par, frotem (bilateral) Normalization…
Author Subjects Modality Activation pattern associated with hallucinations Schizophrenia Volkow et al. (1987) 18 patients with AVH [11C]DG-PET Hallucinations ↑, temporal lobe R ↑ Liddle et al. (1992) 30 patients…
Rudi A.J.O. Dierckx, Andreas Otte, Erik F. J. de Vries, Aren van Waarde and Johan A. den Boer (eds.)PET and SPECT in Psychiatry201410.1007/978-3-642-40384-2_19 © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014 19. Neuroimaging of Delirium Arjen J. C. Slooter1 and Jan-Cees de Groot2 (1) Department of Intensive…
Fig. 15.1 Three-dimensional rendering of voxels reflecting higher tracer distribution in patients before EMDR (n = 15) as compared to controls (n = 27). The statistically significant differences are highlighted. The first row represents…
Study groups and subject numbers Age (y) Tracer Findings (depression-related) Reference Major depressive disorder (41) 60 ± 12 133Xe rCBF reduced in several cortical regions (frontal, central, superior temporal, anterior parietal). Extent…
Fig. 12.1 The production pathways of the monoamines dopamine, noradrenaline and serotonin in the brain. The precursors tyrosine, phenylalanine and tryptophan enter the brain through the blood–brain barrier (BBB) after…
Studya Designb Targeted brain regionc Subjectsd Limitations PET Oquendo et al. (2003) PET: Whole brain 25 patients (M + F) meeting DSM-III-R criteria of a major depressive episode and who have attempted…
Fig. 10.1 Differences in brain FDOPA uptake between Parkinson’s disease patients with impulse control disorders compared to Parkinson’s disease patients without behavioral or mood disorders. Statistical pseudo-T map of the…
