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Selective brainstem injury in an asphyxiated newborn
Author(s) -
Roland Elke H.,
Hill Alan,
Norman Margaret G.,
Flodmark Olof,
MacNab Andrew J.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
annals of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.764
H-Index - 296
eISSN - 1531-8249
pISSN - 0364-5134
DOI - 10.1002/ana.410230115
Subject(s) - brainstem , asphyxia , white matter , medicine , basal ganglia , thalamus , pathology , magnetic resonance imaging , anesthesia , central nervous system , radiology
We report the clinical, radiological, and neuropathological features of selective brainstem injury in an asphyxiated term infant. Disproportionate injury to thalamus, basal ganglia, and brainstem with relative sparing of cortex and subcortical white matter is observed occasionally after acute total asphyxia. Although this entity has been well documented neuropathologically, the specific computed tomographic findings have not been reported previously to our knowledge, and the clinical correlation is recognized rarely.