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OBJECTIVE: The findings of hypoxia in the term neonate are unique; neonatal brain imaging findings differ from those of older children. Evaluation of neonatal brain images for signs of hypoxic injury requires attention to a specific set of signs. CONCLUSION: Imaging findings in term neonates must be assessed according to different rules from those used in other age groups. Four major signs are proposed as a means of facilitating the diagnosis of hypoxia in the neonate.
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Encéfalo/patologia , Hipóxia Encefálica/diagnóstico , Aumento da Imagem/métodos , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética/métodos , Feminino , Humanos , Recém-Nascido , MasculinoRESUMO
A depressed woman with multiple sclerosis was successfully treated with electroconvulsive therapy without any adverse effects to her neurologic status. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain was performed before and after the course of therapy and revealed no change in the white matter lesions visualized on spin-echo images.
