Brain dopaminergic modulation associated with executive function in Parkinson's diseaseKarim Farid
CNRS UMR 5231, Bordeaux, France
Mov Disord 24:1962-9. 2009
..These results support the idea of a critical role for dopamine in the control of executive functions in patients with PD...
SPECT-CT improves detection of small peritoneal fistulaKarim Farid
CNRS UMR 5231, 33076 Bordeaux, France
Clin Nucl Med 34:634-5. 2009
..On static images, the origin of the slight uptake was difficult to determine and could be due to the presence of Tc-99m in the peritoneal catheter that projects into this area. SPECT/CT improved detection of a small peritoneal fistulas...
Postprandial recurrent hemiplegiaKarim Farid
Department of Nuclear Medicine, CHU de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
Clin Nucl Med 35:80-2. 2010
..Postprandial hemodynamic disturbances have been previously described. We report a case of postprandial transient ischemic attacks...
Normal cerebrovascular reactivity in Stroke-like Migraine Attacks after Radiation Therapy syndromeKarim Farid
CHU de Bordeaux, Service de Medecine Nucleaire, Bordeaux, France
Clin Nucl Med 35:583-5. 2010
..These findings do not support a vascular mechanism in SMART syndrome. Postradiation neuronal dysfunction may be the underlying mechanism. Further investigations on larger series are needed to confirm this hypothesis...
Is brain SPECT useful in degenerative dementia diagnosis?Karim Farid
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hotel Dieu Hospital, Paris, France
J Comput Assist Tomogr 35:1-3. 2011
..This paper aimed to summarize the expected benefits of single-photon emission computed tomography of the brain in the exploration of degenerative dementias...
[Brain SPECT in Lewy body dementia]Karim Farid
AP HP, Hopital Hotel Dieu de Paris, Service de Medecine Nucleaire, 75004 Paris, France
Presse Med 40:581-6. 2011
..DLB patients have striatal hypofixation on cerebral neurotranmission SPECT-DaTSCAN(®), related with dopaminergic loss. Brain SPECT is useful in the differential diagnosis between DLB and other dementia...
CT nonuniform attenuation and TEW scatter corrections in brain Tc-99m ECD SPECTKarim Farid
AP HP, Hopital Hotel Dieu, Service de Medecine Nucleaire, Paris, France
Clin Nucl Med 36:665-8. 2011
..These findings need to be considered when interpreting Tc-99m ECD SPECT after applying CT-AC+TEW-SC. Further prospective studies with clinical correlations are needed...
[Perfusion brain SPECT and Alzheimer disease]Karim Farid
AP HP, Hopital Hotel Dieu, Service de Medecine Nucleaire, 75004 Paris, France
Presse Med 39:1127-31. 2010
..Different scintigraphic patterns of neurodegenerative dementias could be used for their differential diagnosis...