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Hyperperfusion in primary somatosensory region related to somatic hallucination in the elderly.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20492558     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
AIM: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) of patients with delusional disorder, somatic type (DDST) exhibiting somatic hallucination. METHODS: Five patients diagnosed with DDST, as well as 20 control subjects, were examined. All subjects underwent technetium-99m ethyl cysteinate dimer brain perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography. Statistical analysis was performed with SPM5, using a two-sample t-test model to test the regional population effect on rCBF. RESULTS: Patients with DDST had a significant increase in perfusion in the left post-central gyrus and the right paracentral lobule, both of which are involved in somatic sensory processing. CONCLUSION: Somatic hallucination might be associated with increased perfusion in the primary somatosensory regions.
Authors:
Kiyotaka Nemoto; Katsuyoshi Mizukami; Takafumi Hori; Hirokazu Tachikawa; Miho Ota; Tohoru Takeda; Takashi Ohnishi; Hiroshi Matsuda; Takashi Asada
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-06-10
Journal Detail:
Title:  Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences     Volume:  64     ISSN:  1440-1819     ISO Abbreviation:  Psychiatry Clin. Neurosci.     Publication Date:  2010 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-07-26     Completed Date:  2010-11-09     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9513551     Medline TA:  Psychiatry Clin Neurosci     Country:  Australia    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  421-5     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan. kiyotaka@nemotos.net
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Brain / blood supply
Case-Control Studies
Cerebrovascular Circulation / physiology*
Female
Hallucinations / physiopathology
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Middle Aged
Somatosensory Disorders / physiopathology
Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon

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