| Computed tomography may demonstrate pseudosubarachnoid hemorrhage in diffuse cerebral edema after cardiorespiratory arrest. | |
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PMID: 20693931 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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OBJECTIVE: : To report the cases of two children who died from diffuse cerebral edema after cardiorespiratory arrest and who had radiologic findings of subarachnoid hemorrhage on computed tomography, the presence of which was excluded on subsequent postmortem examination. DATA SOURCES: : Case notes, clinical records, and postmortem reports of two children who became brain stem dead after cardiorespiratory arrest. CONCLUSIONS: : Radiologic mimics of subarachnoid hemorrhage have been reported in the adult literature and are termed pseudosubarachnoid hemorrhage. A diagnosis of pseudosubarachnoid hemorrhage, rather than true subarachnoid hemorrhage, should be considered in the context of diffuse cerebral edema after cardiorespiratory arrest. Interpretation of the radiologic finding of subarachnoid hemorrhage in a child after a prolonged cardiac arrest should be cautious to avoid unnecessary and deleterious management and investigation for aneurysms. |
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Leonie C Wong; Chris Schelvan; L Ann Mitchell; David Philip Inwald |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Pediatric critical care medicine : a journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies Volume: 12 ISSN: 1529-7535 ISO Abbreviation: Pediatr Crit Care Med Publication Date: 2011 Sep |
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Created Date: 2011-09-08 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 100954653 Medline TA: Pediatr Crit Care Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: e208-10 Citation Subset: IM |
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From the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (LCW) and the Department of Radiology (CS, LAM), St Mary's Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK; and the Department of Pediatrics (DPI), Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London (St Mary's Campus), London, UK. |
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