Asymmetric glucose uptake in leg muscles of patients with Multiple Sclerosis during walking detected by [18F]-FDG PET/CT

Thorsten Rudroff, John H. Kindred, Phillip J. Koo, Ramesh Karki, Jeffrey R. Hebert

Neurorehabilitation · 2014 · 43 citations · 0 references

Abstract

[18F]-FDG uptake and strength asymmetries in the legs of patients with MS indicate greater metabolic costs during activity, which may play a major role in premature muscle fatigability and subsequent impaired walking capacity.