A Case Report of Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease Using <sup>18</sup>F-FDG PET and <sup>18</sup>F-FBB PET

We describe a 40-year-old female patient who presented with sleep disturbance, intermittent headache, and gradual subjective cognitive decline. <sup>18</sup>F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) showed mild FDG hypometabolism in bilateral parietal and temporal lob...

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Published in:Diagnostics
Main Authors: Jang Yoo, Miju Cheon, Min-Ju Kang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-05-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/13/10/1671
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Summary:We describe a 40-year-old female patient who presented with sleep disturbance, intermittent headache, and gradual subjective cognitive decline. <sup>18</sup>F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) showed mild FDG hypometabolism in bilateral parietal and temporal lobes. However, <sup>18</sup>F-florbetaben (FBB) amyloid PET revealed diffuse amyloid retention in the lateral temporal cortex, frontal cortex, posterior cingulate cortex/precuneus, parietal cortex, and cerebellum. This finding supports the clinical significance of amyloid imaging in diagnostic work-up of early-onset Alzheimer’s disease (EOAD).
ISSN:2075-4418