Periodic EEG discharges and status spongiosus of the cerebral cortex in anoxic encephalopathy: a necropsy case report.

نویسندگان

  • Y Kuroiwa
  • G G Celesia
  • H D Chung
چکیده

A periodic EEG pattern very similar to the changes in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease was seen in a case of anoxic encephalopathy. Necropsy revealed status spongiosus of the cerebral cortex. Generalised repetitive sharp transients in anoxic encephalopathy occur when the patient is comatose and carry a poor prognosis. They are not specific for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry

دوره 45 8  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1982