Anoxic Brain Injury Presenting as Pseudosubarachnoid Hemorrhage in the Medical Intensive Care Unit
Joint Authors
Poddar, Vishal
Lewis, O.
Thomas, Alicia
Afreen, Samina
Folaranmi, Supo
Fidelia-Lambert, Marie
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-08-23
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Anoxic encephalopathy is frequently encountered in the medical intensive care unit (ICU).
Cerebral edema as a result of anoxic brain injury can result in increased attenuation in the basal cisterns and subarachnoid spaces on computerized tomography (CT) scans of the head.
These findings can mimic those seen in acute subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and are referred to as pseudosubarachnoid hemorrhage (pseudo-SAH).
Pseudo-SAH is a diagnosis critical care physicians should be aware of as they treat and evaluate their patients with presumed SAH, which is a medical emergency.
This lack of awareness could have important clinical implications on outcomes and impact management decisions if patients with anoxic brain injury are inappropriately treated for SAH.
We describe three patients who presented to the hospital with anoxic brain injury.
Subsequent CT head suggested SAH, which was subsequently proven to be pseudo-SAH.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Lewis, O.& Afreen, Samina& Folaranmi, Supo& Fidelia-Lambert, Marie& Poddar, Vishal& Thomas, Alicia. 2017. Anoxic Brain Injury Presenting as Pseudosubarachnoid Hemorrhage in the Medical Intensive Care Unit. Case Reports in Critical Care،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Lewis, O.…[et al.]. Anoxic Brain Injury Presenting as Pseudosubarachnoid Hemorrhage in the Medical Intensive Care Unit. Case Reports in Critical Care No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Lewis, O.& Afreen, Samina& Folaranmi, Supo& Fidelia-Lambert, Marie& Poddar, Vishal& Thomas, Alicia. Anoxic Brain Injury Presenting as Pseudosubarachnoid Hemorrhage in the Medical Intensive Care Unit. Case Reports in Critical Care. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1144451
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1144451