Irreversible diffuse hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, secondary to type I Kounis syndrome

We herein describe the unusual case of irreversible diffuse hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy secondary to type I Kounis syndrome. The patient survived and remained in a vegetative state after being mechanically ventilated in the intensive care unit for long. A brief review of the literature on mechan...

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Published in:	International journal of neuroscience Vol. 130; no. 7; pp. 746 - 748
Main Authors:	Anastogiannis, Haralabos, Litsardopoulos, Pantelis, Anastopoulou, Garifallia G, Petsas, Andreas, Tsigkas, Grigorios, Kounis, Nicholas G, Ravani, Ifigenia, Argyriou, Andreas A
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England 02-07-2020
Subjects:	Brain - diagnostic imaging Brain - pathology Brain - physiopathology Female Humans Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain - complications Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain - diagnosis Kounis Syndrome - complications Middle Aged Persistent Vegetative State - etiology brain injury type I hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy Kounis syndrome vegetative state
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Summary:	We herein describe the unusual case of irreversible diffuse hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy secondary to type I Kounis syndrome. The patient survived and remained in a vegetative state after being mechanically ventilated in the intensive care unit for long. A brief review of the literature on mechanisms for KS-associated brain injury is also presented.
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ISSN:	0020-7454 1563-5279 1543-5245
DOI:	10.1080/00207454.2019.1702541