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. 2018 Apr 5;46(6):2317–2326. doi: 10.1177/0300060518764749

Table 2.

Positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance imaging findings

Tracer Patient 1 Patient 2 Patient 3 Patient 4 Patient 5
DaT
 Putamina Norm
 Caudate nucleus Norm Norm Norm Norm
PIB
 Frontal lobe ++ + ++ +
 Parietal lobe ++ ++ ++ ++
 Occipital lobe + + + ++
 Temporal lobe + ++ + ++
 Basal ganglia
 Cerebellum
FDG
 Frontal lobe Norm Norm
 Parietal lobe
 Occipital lobe Norm Norm
 Temporal lobe Norm
 Posterior cingulate cortex Norm Norm Norm Norm
 Basal ganglia Norm Norm
 Cerebellum Norm Norm Norm Norm Norm

+ indicates increased uptake of PIB; ++ indicates an apparent increase in PIB uptake; – indicates no apparent uptake of PIB; ↓ indicates decreased uptake of FDG and DaT; Norm indicates normal uptake of FDG and DaT. DaT, dopamine transporter; PIB, Pittsburgh compound B; FDG, fluorodeoxyglucose.