COMPARISON OF BRAIN PERFUSION SPECT ABNORMALITIES WITH ANATOMICAL IMAGING IN MILD TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY

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ASADI M.; SAGHARI M.; EFTEKHARI MEHRDAD; AKBARPOUR S.; FALAHI B.; FARD ESFAHANI A.; BEYKI D.

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Journal: Iranian South Medical Journal Year:2007 | Volume:9 | Issue:2 Page(s): 147-153

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COMPARISON OF BRAIN PERFUSION SPECT ABNORMALITIES WITH ANATOMICAL IMAGING IN MILD TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY

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SPECTQ3

CT-SCANQ2

HEAD TRAUMAQ3

BRAINQ3

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Background: Trauma is the most common cause of morbidity and mortality in industrialized countries and also in Iran. Anatomical imaging (AI; CT and MRI) is helpful in the diagnosis of acute traumatic complications however it is not efficient in the diagnosis of disabling injury syndrome. In contrast, BRAIN perfusion SPECT (Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography) can be more useful for evaluation of microvascular structure. This study was designed to compare these two diagnostic methods. Methods: A total of 50 patients who had been suffering from traumatic BRAIN injury for more than 1 year, and were followed as mild traumatic BRAIN injury group according to "the BRAIN Injury Interdisciplinary Special Interest Group of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine" criteria, were examined by BRAIN perfusion SPECT and AI. The common anatomical classification of the lobes of BRAIN was used. Results: The male to female ratio was 3:2. The mean age was 32.32±11.8 years and mean post-traumatic time was 1.48±0.65 years. The most common symptoms were headache (60%), agusia (36%) and anosmia (32%). Among 400 examined BRAIN lobes in this study, BRAIN perfusion SPECT revealed remarkable abnormality in 76 lobes (19%), but AI determined abnormalities in 38 lobes (9.5%); therefore, SPECT was twice sensitive than AI in mild traumatic BRAIN injury (P<0.001). The correlation between SPECT and AI findings was 84%. SPECT was more sensitive than AI in demonstrating BRAIN abnormalities in frontal lobe; it was more obvious in the male group; however, there was no significant difference between more and less than 30 years old groups. Conclusion: According to the findings of this study, we recommend using BRAIN perfusion SPECT for all patients with chronic complications of HEAD TRAUMA, particularly those who have signs and symptoms of hypofrontalism, even though with some abnormalities in AI.

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COLUMN AND SPINAL CORD INJURIES IN SHIRAZ NEMAZI HOSPITAL, AN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY

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ASADI, M., SAGHARI, M., EFTEKHARI, MEHRDAD, AKBARPOUR, S., FALAHI, B., FARD ESFAHANI, A., & BEYKI, D.. (2007). COMPARISON OF BRAIN PERFUSION SPECT ABNORMALITIES WITH ANATOMICAL IMAGING IN MILD TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY. IRANIAN SOUTH MEDICAL JOURNAL (ISMJ), 9(2), 147-153. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/33909/en

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ASADI M., SAGHARI M., EFTEKHARI MEHRDAD, AKBARPOUR S., FALAHI B., FARD ESFAHANI A., BEYKI D.. COMPARISON OF BRAIN PERFUSION SPECT ABNORMALITIES WITH ANATOMICAL IMAGING IN MILD TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY. IRANIAN SOUTH MEDICAL JOURNAL (ISMJ)[Internet]. 2007;9(2):147-153. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/33909/en

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M. ASADI, M. SAGHARI, MEHRDAD EFTEKHARI, S. AKBARPOUR, B. FALAHI, A. FARD ESFAHANI, and D. BEYKI, “COMPARISON OF BRAIN PERFUSION SPECT ABNORMALITIES WITH ANATOMICAL IMAGING IN MILD TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY,” IRANIAN SOUTH MEDICAL JOURNAL (ISMJ), vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 147–153, 2007, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/33909/en

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