Association of unilateral focal cortical metabolic defects with ipsilateral subcortical “hypometabolism” and between left and right sided subcortical “hypometabolism” in patients without unilateral focal cortical patients
| Lentiform nuclei | Caudate nuclei | Thalami | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unilateral cortical hypometabolism: | |||
| Ipsilateral hypometabolism | 6 | 7 | 9 |
| Contralateral hypometabolism | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| No asymmetry | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No unilateral cortical metabolic defects: | |||
| Left sided hypometabolism | 11 | 10 | 9 |
| Right sided hypometabolism | 7 | 9 | 11 |
| No asymmetry | 2 | 1 | 0 |
The difference between ipsilateral and cantralateral thalamic hypometabolism was not significant (see text).