MRI demonstration of the cerebellar damage in diffuse hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. Case report.
MRI demonstrated symmetric putaminal and cerebellar changes in a patient who survived a cardiorespiratory arrest due to acute idiopathic polyneuritis. Since similar aspects can be observed following cyanide or methanol poisoning differential diagnosis from these conditions has to rely on the combination of clinical and imaging findings.
Mascalchi
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Dipartimento di Fisiopathologia, Clinica, Università di Firenze.
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D000368:Aged; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000473:pathology*; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002534:Hypoxia, Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011699:Putamen / Q000473:pathology