ISSN:
1432-1920
Keywords:
Computed Tomographic Imaging
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Brain
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Hypoglycemia
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Watershed low density area
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Diffuse cortical enhancement
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary A case of severe hypoglycemic coma was studied by sequential Computed Tomographic Imaging (CT) of the brain. The CT 1) was normal in the early stage, 2) subsequently showed a low density area, which was enhanced by the contrast medium, in the cerebral cortex and the boundary zone between the major cerebral arteries, and 3) revealed marked enhancement in the entire cortical region and hypodensity in the periventricular region in the late stage. These CT findings, representing the course of neural cell damage by severe hypoglycemia, are discussed from the pathophysiological viewpoint.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00348923
