Changes in diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging findings in the acute and subacute phases of anoxic encephalopathy.
We report serial magnetic resonance imaging findings in a case of anoxic encephalopathy (AE). Diffusion-weighted images clearly showed early development of lesions in the cerebellum, cerebral cortex, and caudate putamen, along with delayed manifestation of lesions in the hippocampus, corpus callosum, and white matter. The present case is the first to demonstrate delayed development of postischemic changes in the hippocampus and deep white matter after AE on neuroimaging.
Konaka
Kuni
K
Department of Cerebrovascular Medicine, National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan. kona@hsp.ncvc.go.jp <kona@hsp.ncvc.go.jp>
Miyashita
Kotaro
K
Naritomi
Hiroaki
H
D000208:Acute Disease; D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000556:secondary; D000368:Aged; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D001929:Brain Edema / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D002421:Caudate Nucleus / Q000473:pathology; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000473:pathology; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000473:pathology; D003128:Coma / Q000209:etiology; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D018450:Disease Progression; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000150:complications*; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D002534:Hypoxia, Brain / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D020925:Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D008297:Male; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D011699:Putamen / Q000473:pathology