Presentation
3 month old boy, post cardiac arrest
Patient Data
Age: 3 months
Gender: Male
From the case:
Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy
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Diffuse edema and hypo-attenuation of the cerebral hemispheres with effacement of the cortical sulci and loss of normal grey-white matter differentiation. Sparing of the cerebellum (white cerebellum sign, which indicates irreversible brain damage), brainstem and both thalami are noted to be of apparent high attenuation relative to the cerebral hemispheres.