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Positron emission tomography with 68-Ga-EDTA and computed tomography in patients with subarachnoid haemorrhage

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26 patients with subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) were investigated with 68-Ga-EDTA and positron emission tomography (PET) in order to evaluate the presence of a blood brain barrier (BBB) disturbance. Only one patient showed a BBB disruption. It is suggested that increased levels of substances with higher molecular weight than 68-Ga-EDTA in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) are the result of a change in the metabolism of the CSF and the brain tissue caused by a SAH.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden

    H. von Holst & G. Edner

  2. Department of Neuroradiology, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden

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von Holst, H., Ericson, K. & Edner, G. Positron emission tomography with 68-Ga-EDTA and computed tomography in patients with subarachnoid haemorrhage. Acta neurochir 97, 146–149 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01772827

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