Reversible hyperintensity lesion on diffusion-weighted MRI in hypoglycemic coma.
In a woman aged 73 years who recovered from hypoglycemic coma without neurologic deficit after glucose infusion, admission diffusion-weighted MRI showed the presence of hyperintensive lesions. The lesions regressed after glucose infusion.
Department of Neurosurgery, Shiga Medical Center for Adults, Moriyama 5-4-30, Moriyama city, Shiga, Japan. spetzler@hotmail.com
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D000368:Aged; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D003128:Coma / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D005260:Female; D005947:Glucose / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008508:Medication Errors
D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D005947:Glucose