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Local cerebral blood flow as assessed by xenon stable computed tomography in child drowning
Journal article

Local cerebral blood flow as assessed by xenon stable computed tomography in child drowning

J. A. Hodak, S. J. Tilden, S. D. Johnsen, T. J. Tarby and B. P. Drayer
Pediatric radiology, Vol.18(4)
1988
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02389010

Abstract

xenon brain blood flow brain death case report computer analysis computer assisted tomography human intravenous drug administration male near drowning preschool child Brain Brain Ischemia Cerebrovascular Circulation Drowning Infant Intracranial Pressure Tomography, X-Ray Computed Xenon Isotopes
A comatose patient who nearly drowned was studied with xenon stable computed tomography (CT) to assess regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) after a basic CT studied revealed bilateral lucencies in the basal ganglia. Xenon stable CT revealed increased rCBF in the lucent areas of the basal ganglia and previously unsuspected absence of flow in the posterior circulation. Xenon stable CT may be a more sensitive indicator of ischemic cerebral damage than basic CT. © 1988 Springer-Verlag.

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