Day: March 15, 2023

Infant who is status post cardiac arrest

CT of hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy and interhemispheric subdural hematoma in child abuse
Axial CT without contrast of the brain shows decreased density of the cerebrum when compared to the density of the cerebellum. There is also loss of gray matter-white matter differentiation and effacement of the cerebral sulci and the basal cisterns. There is linear increased density present along the entire falx.

The diagnosis was hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy resulting in diffuse cerebral edema and an and interhemispheric subdural hematoma in a child abuse patient.