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Images of delayed postanoxic encephalopathy.. Notes: (A and B) Brain CT at day 1; image A shows a higher axial cut level than image B which shows an axial cut at the basal ganglion level; (C) T2WI of brain MRI at day 30; (D) FLAIR of brain MRI at day 30; (E) T2WI of brain MRI at day 95; (F) FLAIR of brain MRI at day 95; (G) T2WI of brain MRI 6 years after the hypoxic event; (H) FLAIR of brain MRI 6 years after the hypoxic event.. Abbreviations: CT, computed tomography; T2WI, T2-weighted imaging; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; FLAIR, fluid-attenuated inversion recovery.
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Emergent intubation was done, and computed tomography of the brain showed poor demarcation of the gray-white matter junction, mild sulcus effacement, and no evidence of hemorrhagic lesion (Figure 1, A and B). Brain MRI demonstrated diffuse increased signal intensity on T2-weighted imaging (T2WI) and fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) in bilateral white matter (Figure 1, C and D). Brain MRI was executed again at day 95 after the hypoxic event, and revealed less increased signal intensity on T2WI and FLAIR in bilateral white matter compared to previous study (Figure 1, E and F). Atrophy of the brain was also noted (Figure 1, G and H).