Changes in the basal ganglia and thalamus following reperfusion after complete cerebral ischaemia
- 1 November 1994
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Springer Nature in Neuroradiology
- Vol. 36 (8) , 605-607
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00600418
Abstract
We report specific changes bilaterally in the basal ganglia and thalamus following reperfusion after complete cerebral ischaemia. A 69-year-old man, resuscitated after cardiac arrest, showed symmetrical lowdensity lesions in the head of the caudate nucleus and lentiform nucleus on CT. MRI revealed methaemoglobin derived from minor haemorrhage in the basal ganglia and thalamus, not evident on CT. We suggest that this haemorrhage results from diapedesis of red blood cells through the damaged capillary endothelium following reperfusion.Keywords
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