Grinker's myelinopathy: The rarely reported consequence of hypoxic brain injury

R. Jayakrishnan, MD Radiodiagnosis; Nada Rashid, MD Radiodiagnosis; Rita Thomas Cheenath, MD Radiodiagnosis; Josey Verghese, DNB Radiodiagnosis

Radiology Case Reports (Nov 2021)

Grinker's myelinopathy: The rarely reported consequence of hypoxic brain injury

R. Jayakrishnan, MD Radiodiagnosis,
Nada Rashid, MD Radiodiagnosis,
Rita Thomas Cheenath, MD Radiodiagnosis,
Josey Verghese, DNB Radiodiagnosis

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R. Jayakrishnan, MD Radiodiagnosis: Corresponding author.; Department of Radiodiagnosis, Govt. T.D Medical College, Alappuzha, Alappuzha, Kerala, India
Nada Rashid, MD Radiodiagnosis: Department of Radiodiagnosis, Govt. T.D Medical College, Alappuzha, Alappuzha, Kerala, India
Rita Thomas Cheenath, MD Radiodiagnosis: Department of Radiodiagnosis, Govt. T.D Medical College, Alappuzha, Alappuzha, Kerala, India
Josey Verghese, DNB Radiodiagnosis: Department of Radiodiagnosis, Govt. T.D Medical College, Alappuzha, Alappuzha, Kerala, India

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 16, no. 11
pp. 3311 – 3314

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A 68-year-old woman presented with chest pain and loss of consciousness following an anterior wall myocardial infarction. Magnetic resonance imaging of brain showed features of hypoxic brain injury. She subsequently developed memory deficits, drowsiness and behavioral changes. Magnetic resonance imaging of brain done 4 months after ischemic insult showed evidence of delayed posthypoxic leukoencephalopathy also known as Grinker's myelinopathy.

Published in Radiology Case Reports

ISSN: 1930-0433 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
Website: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/radiology-case-reports/

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