J Clin Neurol.  2021 Jan;17(1):41-45. 10.3988/jcn.2021.17.1.41.

Decreased 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Uptake in Lumbar Vertebrae of Stroke Patients

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Neurology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
  • 2Department of Nuclear Medicine, Korea University Medical Center, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
  • 3Departments of Neurology, Chung-Ang University Hospital, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
  • 4Departments of Nuclear Medicine, Chung-Ang University Hospital, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

Background and Purpose
We investigated 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake levels in the lumbar vertebrae, liver, and spleen of stroke patients with carotid atherosclerosis.
Methods
This study analyzed acute ischemic stroke patients with carotid atherosclerosis who underwent whole-body FDG positron-emission tomography between October 2015 and January 2017. FDG uptake in the lumbar vertebrae, liver, and spleen was measured and compared between stroke patients and control subjects without stroke history. Multivariate linear regression analysis was performed to identify independent factors related to FDG uptake in the proximal internal carotid artery (ICA).
Results
Twenty stroke patients aged 75.1±9.0 years (mean±standard deviation; 10 females) and 20 control subjects aged 62.9±10.7 years (6 females) were included. In comparison with the control group, the stroke group showed significantly higher FDG uptake in the proximal ICA (1.16±0.26 vs. 0.87±0.19, p<0.01), but significantly lower FDG uptake in the lumbar vertebrae (1.09±0.26 vs. 1.38±0.38, p=0.007) and liver (1.71±0.30 vs. 2.01±0.34, p=0.005). Multivariate linear regression analysis showed that the lumbar FDG uptake was negatively correlated with FDG uptake in the proximal ICA (standardized coefficient=-0.367, p=0.013) after adjusting for age and hypertension.
Conclusions
Stroke patients showed decreased FDG uptake in the lumbar vertebrae. Further studies are warranted to evaluate the pathophysiological link between cerebral atherosclerosis and bone.

Keyword

cerebral atherosclerosis; bone; positron-emission tomography
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