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A patient with typical features of Angelman syndrome — a genetically inherited disorder involving developmental delay, ataxia, episodes of paroxysmal laughter and brachiocephaly — was studied with single-photon emission tomography. Hypoperfusion found in the left frontal and left temporoparietal regions can provide insights into the functional cerebral pathology, which may be due to a disturbance of the developmental process related to a chromosomal abnormality.
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Gücüyener, K., Gökçora, N., Ilgin, N. et al. Regional cerebral blood flow in Angelman syndrome. Eur J Nucl Med 20, 645–647 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00176561
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