Bilateral cerebellar hemorrhagic infarcts as an early presentation following opioid-induced toxic encephalopathy in an adult patient
| Autor: | Robert S. Wilson, Umer Ahmed, Sheng-Che Hung |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
lcsh:Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Cerebellum lcsh:R895-920 Benzodiazepine overdose Case Report SWI susceptibility-weighted imaging Hippocampus 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging Heroin Leukoencephalopathy 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine DWI diffusion-weighted imaging medicine Cerebellar edema Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Opioid toxicity business.industry Toxic encephalopathy Opioid overdose medicine.disease FLAIR fluid-attenuated inversion recovery medicine.anatomical_structure Opioid business MRI magnetic resonance imaging 030217 neurology & neurosurgery medicine.drug MRI |
| Zdroj: | Radiology Case Reports Radiology Case Reports, Vol 16, Iss 5, Pp 1207-1210 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 1930-0433 |
| Popis: | In the midst of the national opioid crisis, it is necessary for emergency physicians and radiologists to be familiar with presentations of opioid-related complications. We describe a case report of a 51-year-old female who developed bilateral cerebellar hemorrhages following opioid and benzodiazepine overdose. Malignant cerebellar edema is a rare but recognized complication following opiate overdose in children or chronic heroin toxicity. However, acute cerebellar involvement is rarely reported in adults. We feel that clinicians and radiologists should keep in mind the possibility of opioid toxic encephalopathy in their differential for adults with acute bilateral cerebellar infarcts and/or hemorrhages. |
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