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Chua YW, Lim BK, Lim CC
Correspondence: A/Prof Tchoyoson Lim CC, tchoyoson_lim@nni.com.sg
ABSTRACT
A 58-year-old Indian woman presented with asystole after an episode of haemetemesis, with a patient downtime of 20 mins. After initial resuscitation efforts, computed tomography of the brain, obtained to evaluate neurological injury, demonstrated evidence of severe hypoxic ischaemic brain injury. The imaging features of hypoxic ischaemic brain injury and the potential pitfalls with regard to image interpretation are herein discussed.
Keywords: cardiac arrest, hypoxic ischaemic brain injury, pseudo-subarachnoid haemorrhage, reversal sign, white cerebellum
Singapore Med J 2014; 55(7): 393-397; http://dx.doi.org/10.11622/smedj.2014093
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