Brain perfusion SPECT and MRI in foetal alcohol syndrome

Mortality in foetal alcohol syndrome.

Myocardial perfusion SPECT: Perfusion quantification

Different software tools for quantification of myocardial perfusion SPECT (MPS) studies are routinely used. Several perfusion parameters can be computed automatically.  Interpretation of the MPS should start with visual inspection of the rotating planar images, visual analysis of reconstructed SPECT slices and then quantitative analysis to confirm the visual impression. Quantification should be...

Foetal alcohol syndrome--a multifaceted condition.

Foetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) was first described in 1973 by Jones and colleagues.1 Since then, results of epidemiological studies and clinical experience have shown that exposure of the foetus to high maternal alcohol consumption has a range of consequences. It can result in both major and minor malformations, permanent impairment of growth with a disproportionately low weight-to-height ratio ...

Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and alterations in brain and behaviour.

The term 'Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)' refers to the range of disabilities that may result from prenatal alcohol exposure. This article reviews the effects of ethanol on the developing brain and its long-term structural and neurobehavioural consequences. Brain imaging, neurobehavioural and experimental studies demonstrate the devastating consequences of prenatal alcohol exposure on...

The pattern of brain perfusion SPECT in non-medicated schizophrenic patients

  Introduction: Studies with single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) have revealed inconsistent changes of regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) in schizophrenia. Some studies investigated the rCBF and its relationship with psychopathology, positive and negative symptoms in treated patients. However, there is a little information about the pattern of rCBF in ...