State of the art of 18F-FDG PET/CT application in inflammation and infection: a guide for image acquisition and interpretation

M Casali, C Lauri, C Altini, F Bertagna… - Clinical and …, 2021 - Springer
Aim The diagnosis, severity and extent of a sterile inflammation or a septic infection could be
challenging since there is not one single test able to achieve an accurate diagnosis. The …

Brain 18F-FDG PET for the diagnosis of autoimmune encephalitis: a systematic review and a meta-analysis

M Bordonne, MB Chawki, M Doyen, A Kas… - European journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Objective To consolidate current understanding of detection sensitivity of brain 18 F-FDG
PET scans in the diagnosis of autoimmune encephalitis and to define specific metabolic …

COVID‐19‐related encephalopathy: a case series with brain FDG‐positron‐emission tomography/computed tomography findings

C Delorme, O Paccoud, A Kas… - European journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The aim of this paper is to describe the clinical features of COVID‐19‐related
encephalopathy and their metabolic correlates using brain 2‐desoxy‐2‐fluoro‐D‐glucose …

Immunological causes of obsessive-compulsive disorder: is it time for the concept of an “autoimmune OCD” subtype?

D Endres, TA Pollak, K Bechter, D Denzel… - Translational …, 2022 - nature.com
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a highly disabling mental illness that can be
divided into frequent primary and rarer organic secondary forms. Its association with …

Clinical manifestations and immunomodulatory treatment experiences in psychiatric patients with suspected autoimmune encephalitis: a case series of 91 patients …

D Endres, E Lüngen, A Hasan, M Kluge… - Molecular …, 2022 - nature.com
Autoimmune encephalitis (AE) can rarely manifest as a predominantly psychiatric syndrome
without overt neurological symptoms. This study's aim was to characterize psychiatric …

Hybrid PET/MRI in infection and inflammation: an update about the latest available literature evidence

M Kirienko, PA Erba, A Chiti, M Sollini - Seminars in Nuclear Medicine, 2023 - Elsevier
PET/MRI has been reported to be promising in the diagnosis and evaluation of infection and
inflammation including brain disorders, bone and soft tissue infections and inflammations …

[18F] FDG brain PET and clinical symptoms in different autoantibodies of autoimmune encephalitis: a systematic review

F Nabizadeh, E Ramezannezhad, A Sardaripour… - Neurological …, 2022 - Springer
Introduction Autoimmune encephalitis (AE) is caused by the antibodies that target receptors
and intracellular or surface proteins. To achieve the appropriate therapeutic results, early …

Limbic encephalitis

CG Bien - Handbook of Clinical Neurology, 2022 - Elsevier
Limbic encephalitis (LE) is a clinical syndrome defined by subacutely evolving limbic signs
and symptoms with structural and functional evidence of mediotemporal damage in the …

Brain Metabolic Alterations in Seropositive Autoimmune Encephalitis: An 18F-FDG PET Study

S Bergeret, C Birzu, P Meneret, A Giron, S Demeret… - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Introduction: Autoimmune encephalitis (AE) diagnosis and follow-up remain challenging.
Brain 18F-fluoro-deoxy-glucose positron emission tomography (FDG PET) has shown …

Contribution of PET-MRI in brain diseases in clinical practice

N Pyatigorskaya, MO Habert… - Current opinion in …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
PET-MRI provides simultaneous of anatomical, functional, biochemical and metabolic
information for the personalized characterization and monitoring of neurological diseases. In …