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Case Reports Comparative Study
Is magnetic resonance spectroscopy superior to conventional diagnostic tools in hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy?
- Katja E Wartenberg, Athos Patsalides, and Manuel S Yepes.
- Department of Neurology, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA.
- J Neuroimaging. 2004 Apr 1;14(2):180-6.
AbstractAnoxic brain injury carries a poor prognosis. Therefore, a diagnostic tool sensitive enough to predict its outcome is needed. The authors describe the case of a 51-year-old woman who suffered cardiorespiratory arrest. Electroencephalography, somatosensory evoked potentials, and magnetic resonance imaging did not prove to be useful in establishing a definitive prognosis. Magnetic resonance spectroscopy demonstrated the presence of significant neuronal loss in the cortex and cerebellum and was the only diagnostic procedure closely associated with this patient's prognosis.
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