Watershed infarction after near drowning in a two year old child.
Cerebral watershed infarctions usually occur after a period of acute and severe systemic hypotension resulting in a distinctive clinical picture. We present a two year old girl who developed watershed infarctions after a near drowning accident. The clinical features and diagnostic aspects are described.
Schaar
C G
CG
Department of Neurology, University Hospital Leiden, The Netherlands.
Brouwer
O F
OF
Wondergem
J H
JH
D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007022:Hypotension / Q000150:complications; D015701:Near Drowning / Q000150:complications*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed