title: Brain MRI in global hypoxia-ischemia: a map of selective vulnerability.
abstract: Hypoxic-ischemic injury to the brain is a devastating occurrence that frequently results in death or profound long-term neurologic disability. In this report, we describe the neuroradiological findings of a patient suffering from a global brain hypoxic-ischemic injury. Our findings clearly display that the areas of the brain with the highest metabolic activity, such as basal ganglia, thalami, and occipital and perirolandic cortex, are most susceptible to hypoxic injury. The MRI images delineate a map of the brain areas with selective vulnerability to hypoxia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience, Institute of Neurology, Catholic University, Largo F. Vito 1, 00168 Rome, Italy. mluigetti@gmail.com
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Luigetti
authors.forename: Grant T
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Goldsberry
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cianfoni
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D020925:Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed