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Rev. med. nucl. Alasbimn j ; 11(44)apr. 2009. ilus, tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-522222

ABSTRACT

The authors studied the neuro-functional findings demonstrated by SPECT in a group of 7 patients diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and their correlation with endocrinologic and clinical variables. Brain perfusion was assessed using SPECT Tc99m – ECD. The Davidson Trauma Scale (DTS) for post traumatic stress disorder and the abbreviated version of the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) were used to corroborate clinical impressions. Endocrine measures included: T3, total T4, TSH and cortisol levels. Neuro-functional findings included abnormal radiopharmaceutical uptake in regions involved in the recovery of verbal memories and executive functions (frontal and pre-frontal cortex), and limbic system. No endocrine alterations affecting thyroid or cortisol levels were found. The broad distribution of neuro-functional abnormalities causes us to hypothesize a diffuse etiologic mechanism, possibly involving a dysfunction in the permeability of the blood-brain barrier due to an underlying inflammatory process.


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Humans , Male , Adult , Female , Middle Aged , Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon , Organotechnetium Compounds , Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic , Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/physiopathology , Cerebrovascular Circulation/physiology , Cerebral Cortex , Cerebral Cortex/physiopathology , Cerebral Cortex/blood supply , Hydrocortisone/blood , Thyroid Hormones/blood , Radiopharmaceuticals , Limbic System , Limbic System/physiopathology , Limbic System/blood supply , Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/psychology
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Rev. med. nucl. Alasbimn j ; 10(40)abr. 2008. tab, ilus
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-495984

ABSTRACT

El trastorno por estrés post traumático (TEPT) se perfila en la actualidad como una patología emergente debido a las condiciones de vida modernas cada vez más exigentes y al énfasis epidemiológico y en salud mental por pesquisar las consecuencias de traumas cotidianos, como de aquellos derivados de conflictos bélicos o de la acción de fuerzas de seguridad y orden ciudadanos. Se describe que aproximadamente un 8 por ciento de quienes sufren un trauma experimentarán un cuadro clínico compatible con TEPT. Sin embargo, la larga duración y frecuente cronicidad de estos casos demanda un enorme esfuerzo al equipo de salud y costos elevados a los organismos que acogen a estos pacientes. El presente trabajo tiene por objetivo realizar un estudio neuro-funcional, clínico y de laboratorio en una muestra de 7 pacientes que cursan con un cuadro compatible con TEPT. Método: Se evaluó clínicamente a 7 pacientes que cursaban con TEPT, aplicándoseles una escala de evaluación para esta patología (Escala de Davidson) y el inventario de depresión de Beck. Se obtuvieron muestras de sangre con el objeto de evaluar los niveles de cortisol plasmático y hormonas tiroideas T3, T4 y TSH. Finalmente, los sujetos fueron evaluados a partir de la técnica de neuro SPECT delineándose una serie de Regiones e Interés (ROI) involucradas en la neurobiología del TEPT. Resultados: Se reportan para todos los pacientes de la cohorte estudiada valores elevados en escala Davidson para TEPT y en la escala de Beck para depresión (91.85 y 25.28 respectivamente). Se describen valores promedios normales de cortisol plasmático y de hormonas tiroideas T3, T4 y TSH (17.35 ug/dl, 1.34 ng/ml, 6,98 ug/dl y 2,95 uUI/ml respectivamente). Destaca la presencia de hiper-cortisolemia en tres de los pacientes estudiados. Los hallazgos neuro-funcionales se caracterizan por una hiper-perfusión a nivel de córtex fronto-parietal e hipo-perfusión...


Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is one of the most important emergent pathologies in mental health and is usually associated with current post modern´s life styles and with specific traumatic event such as belic conflicts or incident involving criminal behaviors affecting civilians. It is well known that 8% of victims of a traumatic event will develop PTSD. Furthermore, the chronicity and social impairment associated to this clinical entity requires an enormous effort from mental health’s professionals and huge costs to the systems involved in the rehabilitation of these patients. The aim of this study is to evaluate a sample of 7 patients affected from PTSD in order to understand their clinical characteristics, neuro-functional features and possible neuro-endocrine abnormatilies. Method: 7 patient affected with PTSD were clinically evaluated and submitted to a specific-validated post traumatic scale (Davidson scale) and also to a depression inventory (Beck depression inventory). Then, blood samples were taken in order to assess Neuro- endocrine levels of cortisol in plasma and T3, T4 and TSH levels. Finally, the subjects were studied by means of SPECT, delineating specific Region of Interest (ROI) involved in the neurobiological basis of PTSD. Results: we report on, for the entire sample, high scores on both scales used (Davidson scale: 91.85; Beck inventory: 25.28). These results confirm the previously reported high comorbidity between this two clinical entities. We describe average normal values for plasmatic cortisol levels and thyroid hormones levels T3, T4, TSH (17.35 ug/dl, 1.34 ng/ml, 6.98 ug/dl and 2.95 uUI/ml respectively). It is important to remark the presence of hypercortisolemia in 3 of the patients studied. Neuro-functional features were characterized by a cortical fronto-parietal hyper-perfusion and hypo-perfusion on limbic areas. This results were consistently replicated in the entire sample...


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Humans , Male , Adult , Female , Middle Aged , Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon , Psychiatric Status Rating Scales , Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic , Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/physiopathology , Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/psychology , Blood-Brain Barrier , Blood-Brain Barrier/physiopathology , Cerebrovascular Circulation , Endocrine System Diseases/physiopathology , Multicenter Studies as Topic , Prospective Studies , Hydrocortisone/analysis , Thyroid Hormones/analysis , Personality Inventory , Radiopharmaceuticals
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Rev. med. nucl. Alasbimn j ; 7(28)apr. 2005. ilus
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-444062

ABSTRACT

La localización de una lesión de la calota craneana puede ser difícil en especial cuando es pequeña y poco evidente a nivel de la superficie externa del cráneo. En este artículo se describe la localización y extirpación guiada por cintigrafía intraoperatoria, de una lesión de 2 cm que comprometía la cara interna del hueso temporal. La expresión radiológica de la lesión en la radiología simple y en la tomografía computada era pobre. Esto hizo difícil la radiología intraoperatoria y la neuronavegación guiada por tomografía computada. En el presente caso se logró extirpar la lesión en bloque. La biopsia fue informada como "Enfermedad de Paget". No hubo complicaciones quirúrgicas.


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Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Skull/injuries , Neuronavigation/instrumentation , Osteitis Deformans/surgery , Osteitis Deformans/diagnosis , Surgery, Computer-Assisted/instrumentation , Neurosurgical Procedures/instrumentation , Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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