Autoimmune limbic encephalitis (LE) is a rare disorder affecting the medial temporal lobe of the brain. Although brain Magnetic Resonance (MR) has been widely evaluated and is currently considered essential in the suspicion of LE, Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography (PET/CT) has been demonstrated to be useful also in the evaluation of brain inflammatory diseases such as encephalitis. We therefore aim to review the current literature about the role of PET/CT in the evaluation of patients affected by LE.
Quartuccio N., Caobelli F., Evangelista L., Alongi P., Kirienko M., De Biasi V., et al. (2015). The role of PET/CT in the evaluation of patients affected by limbic encephalitis: A systematic review of the literature [10.1016/j.jneuroim.2015.05.002].
The role of PET/CT in the evaluation of patients affected by limbic encephalitis: A systematic review of the literature
Alongi P.;
2015-07-01
Abstract
Autoimmune limbic encephalitis (LE) is a rare disorder affecting the medial temporal lobe of the brain. Although brain Magnetic Resonance (MR) has been widely evaluated and is currently considered essential in the suspicion of LE, Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography (PET/CT) has been demonstrated to be useful also in the evaluation of brain inflammatory diseases such as encephalitis. We therefore aim to review the current literature about the role of PET/CT in the evaluation of patients affected by LE.
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