Anoxic brain injury
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The three essential findings in brain death are coma, absence of brainstem reflexes, and apnoea. Legal requirements for its diagnosis vary by country.
Primarily the diagnosis is clinical, but images of the brain can be used to access signassess signs that indicatesindicate the absence of cerebral circulation.
Non-contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT)CT of the head is useful for assessing the severity of brain injury in the suspicion of brain death.
The diagnosis of the presentedthis case was made by clinical findings and intracerebral arteriography. The non-contrast CT was made for evaluating possible reversible causes of coma and showed signs of extensive anoxic encephalopathy.
-<p>The three essential findings in brain death are coma, absence of brainstem reflexes, and apnoea. Legal requirements for its diagnosis vary by country. </p><p>Primarily diagnosis is clinical, but images of the brain can be used to access sign that indicates the absence of cerebral circulation. </p><p>Non-contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) of the head is useful for assessing the severity of brain injury in the suspicion of brain death.</p><p>The diagnosis of the presented case was made by clinical findings and intracerebral arteriography. The non-contrast CT was made for evaluating possible reversible causes of coma and showed signs of extensive anoxic encephalopathy. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>- +<p>The three essential findings in <a title="Brain death" href="/articles/brain-death-2">brain death</a> are coma, absence of brainstem reflexes, and apnoea. Legal requirements for its diagnosis vary by country. </p><p>Primarily the diagnosis is clinical but images of the brain can be used to assess signs that indicate the absence of cerebral circulation. </p><p>Non-contrast-enhanced CT of the head is useful for assessing the severity of brain injury in the suspicion of brain death.</p><p>The diagnosis of this case was made by clinical findings and intracerebral arteriography. The non-contrast CT was made for evaluating possible reversible causes of coma and showed signs of extensive anoxic encephalopathy. </p>
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Extensive diffuse cerebral edema with effacement of gyri, compressed cisterns, and ventricles.
Loss of differentiation between white and gray matter
Cerebellum showing a density greater than the cerebral hemispheres.
Tonsilar herniation.
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