Vol 7, No 2 (2022)
Case report
Published online: 2022-06-13
The “White Cerebellum Sign” after cardiac arrest
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Medical Research Journal 2022;7(2):181-183.
Abstract
The white cerebellum sign, or reversal sign, is a rare radiological image in computed tomography of the head characterized by a hypodense image of the cerebral hemispheres with loss of white and gray matter differentiation and a relatively hyperdense image of infratentorial structures. It occurs in patients with severe, often irreversible, cerebral hypoxia. In the presented case of an 82-year-old patient with numerous comorbidities, the sign appeared about a week after successful cardiac arrest resuscitation. Despite intensive therapeutic management, the patient’s condition could not be improved, and palliative care was initiated.
Keywords: NeuroimagingBrain EdemaHypoxiaBrain
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