Discussion
Findings
– Globus Pallidus
• CT hypodense
• T2/DWI hyperintense
Differential
– Carbon monoxide poisoning
– Wilson disease
– Japanese encephalitis
Acute carbon monoxide poisoning
- Anoxic-ischemic encephalopathy due to inhaled CO
- Carbon monoxide impairs hemoglobintransport of oxygen
- Infarct of globi pallidi
- Restricted diffusion in early/acuteexposure