[td_smart_list_end] Findings – Globus Pallidus • CT hypodense • T2/DWI hyperintense Differential – Carbon monoxide poisoning – Wilson diseas...
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Findings
– Globus Pallidus
• CT hypodense
• T2/DWI hyperintense
Differential
– Carbon monoxide poisoning
– Wilson disease
– Japanese encephalitis
Diagnosis: Acute carbon monoxide poisoning
• Anoxic-ischemic encephalopathy due to inhaled CO
• Carbon monoxide impairs hemoglobin transport of oxygen
• Infarct of globi pallidi
• Restricted diffusion in early/acute exposure
