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Recovered neuronal viability revealed by Iodine-123-iomazenil SPECT following traumatic brain injury.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20683454     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We evaluated cortical damages following traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the acute phase with [(123)I] iomazenil (IMZ) single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). In all, 12 patients with cerebral contusion following TBI were recruited. All patients underwent IMZ SPECT within 1 week after TBI. To investigate the changes in distribution of IMZ in the cortex in the chronic phase, after conventional treatment, patients underwent IMZ SPECT again. A decrease in the accumulation of radioligand for the central benzodiazepine receptor in the cortex corresponding to the contusion revealed with computed tomography (CT) scans and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were shown on IMZ SPECT in the acute phase in all patients. In 9 of 12 patients (75%), images of IMZ SPECT obtained in the chronic phase of TBI showed that areas with a decreased distribution of IMZ were remarkably reduced in comparison with those obtained in the acute phase. Both CT scans and MRI showed a normal appearance of the cortex morphologically, where the binding potential of IMZ recovered in the chronic phase. Reduced binding potential of radioligand for the central benzodiazepine receptor is considered to be an irreversible reaction; however, in this study, IMZ accumulation in the cortex following TBI was recovered in the chronic phase in several patients. [(123)I] iomazenil SPECT may have a potential to disclose a reversible vulnerability of neurons following TBI.
Authors:
Hiroyasu Koizumi; Hirosuke Fujisawa; Tetsu Kurokawa; Eiichi Suehiro; Hideyuki Iwanaga; Jyoji Nakagawara; Michiyasu Suzuki
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-08-04
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism     Volume:  30     ISSN:  1559-7016     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Cereb. Blood Flow Metab.     Publication Date:  2010 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-10-04     Completed Date:  2010-10-27     Revised Date:  2012-05-07    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8112566     Medline TA:  J Cereb Blood Flow Metab     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1673-81     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Neurosurgery, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, Japan. hiroyasu@yamaguchi-u.ac.jp
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Brain / pathology,  radionuclide imaging
Brain Injuries / pathology*,  radionuclide imaging*
Cell Survival
Female
Flumazenil / analogs & derivatives*,  diagnostic use
Humans
Iodine Radioisotopes / diagnostic use
Male
Middle Aged
Neurons / pathology,  radionuclide imaging*
Receptors, GABA-A / analysis,  metabolism
Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon* / methods
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Iodine Radioisotopes; 0/Receptors, GABA-A; 127396-36-5/iomazenil; 78755-81-4/Flumazenil
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Comment In:
J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 2010 Oct;30(10):1671-2   [PMID:  20700134 ]

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