Extensive anoxic brain injury secondary to cardiac arrest.
Hypoxic-ischemic brain injury is a common sequela of prolonged cardiac arrest, and can present clinically ranging from subtle cognitive impairment to brain death 1.
Other causes of hypoxic-ischemic brain injury in adults include hypoxia secondary to severe respiratory failure, asphyxiation, drowning, and carbon monoxide poisoning.
Case submitted by Dr. N. Larocque.