A case of hypoglycemic brain injuries with cortical laminar necrosis

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 961-965

  Lee, Byung Wan ^a,c   Jin, Eun Sun ^b,d   Hwang, Hyung Sik ^a   Yoo, Hyung Joon ^a   Jeong, Je Hoon ^a  

^a Hallym University   (South Korea)

^b University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^d Kyung Hee University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Brain injuries; Cerebral cortical necrosis; Diabetes; Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging; Hypoglycemia; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MALE; NECROSIS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; BRAIN INJURIES; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NECROSIS; PROGNOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77956407657     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2010.25.6.961     Document Type: Article

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