title: Delayed post-hypoxic leucoencephalopathy presenting akinetic mutism after traumatic cervical cord injury: a case report.
abstract: Delayed post-hypoxic leucoencephalopathy is a demyelinating syndrome characterized by acute onset of neuropsychiatric symptoms including parkinsonism or akinetic mutism that occurs days to weeks after recovery from cerebral hypo-oxygenation. We encountered a patient who presented with an akinetic mute state late after cervical cord injury without a definite hypoxic event.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University, School of Medicine , Seoul.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Eoh
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D000405:Akinetic Mutism / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D003711:Demyelinating Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D004569:Electroencephalography; D015600:Glasgow Coma Scale; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D013577:Syndrome; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome