{"id":"db639844-9bde-4b3c-8341-f0123be9c9f7","slug":"postoperative-18f-fdg-pet-ct-documents-efficacy-of-selective-peripheral-denervation-for-treating-cervical-dystonia","title":"Postoperative <sup>18</sup>F-FDG-PET/CT documents efficacy of selective peripheral denervation for treating cervical dystonia","authors":["Isamu Miura","Shiro Horisawa","Takakazu Kawamata","Takaomi Taira"],"abstract":"Background: Cervical dystonia, characterized by involuntary contraction of the cervical muscles, is the most common form of adult dystonia. We compared the preoperative versus postoperative 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scans to confirm the efficacy of selective peripheral denervation (SPD) for treating cervical dystonia. Case Description: A 38-year-old male with the right-sided cervical dystonia underwent a left pallidothalamic tractotomy. However, the involuntary neck movement persisted and correlated with the 18F-FDG-PET/CT imaging that showed persistent FDG uptake in the right obliquus capitis inferior muscle. A subsequent SPD resulted in resolution of the dystonia that correlated with lack of further 18F-FDG-PET/CT uptake in the right obliquus capitis inferior muscle. Conclusion: The postoperative 18F-FDG-PET/CT documented the efficacy of an SPD in resolving a patient’s cervical dystonia.","thumbnailUrl":"https://sni-digital-videos.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/db639844-9bde-4b3c-8341-f0123be9c9f7/featured/hero-1781561173151.png","publishDate":"2022-07-15T00:00:00.000Z","doi":"10.25259/SNI_566_2022","categories":["Neuropathology","Case Report"],"fullTextUrl":"https://surgicalneurologyint.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/11722/SNI-13-301.pdf"}