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Cingulate island sign
In
medicine
, the
cingulate
island
sign
is a
finding
on
FDG-PET
brain scans
that
metabolism
in the
posterior cingulate cortex
is
preserved
. It can
help
to
identify
dementia with Lewy bodies
and
distinguish
it from
Alzheimer's disease
and other
dementias
.