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Early Computed Tomographic Abnormalities Following Profound Cerebral Hypoxia
Jon Tippin, MD;
Harold P. Adams, Jr, MD;
Wendy R. K. Smoker, MD
Arch Neurol. 1984;41(10):1098-1100.
Abstract
A patient became deeply comatose following a prolonged episode of cerebral hypoxia. Computed tomography performed within the first 24 hours showed marked hypodensity of the cerebral and cerebellar cortices, and the caudate and lenticular nuclei. These findings paralleled the distribution of typical hypoxic changes noted at postmortem examination. Computed tomographic abnormalities such as these may prove useful in establishing an early diagnosis of profound cerebral hypoxia.
Author Affiliations
From the Departments of Neurology (Drs Tippin and Adams) and Radiology (Dr Smoker), University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City.
Footnotes
Accepted for publication Sept 15, 1983.
Reprint requests to Department of Neurology, University Hospitals, Iowa City, IA 52242 (Dr Tippin).
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