Open AccessDelayed Post-Anoxic White Matter Injury in an Infant
Author(s) -
Bert Degrieck,
Julie Dutoit,
Nele Herregods
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of the belgian society of radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.232
H-Index - 24
ISSN - 2514-8281
DOI - 10.5334/jbsr.2126
Subject(s) - medicine , white matter , anoxic waters , magnetic resonance imaging , diffusion mri , encephalopathy , anesthesia , radiology , chemistry , environmental chemistry
Teaching Point: White matter reversal on diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging is indicative of delayed post-anoxic encephalopathy. This manifests sooner in young infants than in adults.