Abstract
ObjectiveTo investigate the role of basal ganglia in processing of Chinese writing by Wilson' disease(WD). Methods7 WD patients were divided into two groups which were normal writing group and dysgraphia group. They were scanned by 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose(18F-FDG) positron emission tomography respectively while performing two tasks: 1) pseudo-writing,2) Chinese character writing. Data were analyzed with Statistical Parametric Mapping. ResultsCompared with pseudo-writing,patients in normal writing group showed greater activation of bilateral lateral globus pallidus and right putamen,whereas patients in dysgraphia group showed greater activation of right ventral lateral nucleus,claustrum,left putamen and lateral globus pallidus(P<0.01). Conclusions1) The results indicate that Chinese writing of WD patients involves in bilateral subcortical structure. Right basal ganglia plays more important role. 2) Activated areas in bilateral basal ganglia of WD patients with agraphia are different with WD patients with normal writing and right thalamus play a compensatory role when WD patients with agraphia are writing. Key words: Writing; Chinese character; Wilson's Disease; Positron emission tomography
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