Irreversible diffuse hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, secondary to type I Kounis syndrome.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Anastogiannis, Haralabos; Litsardopoulos, Pantelis; Anastopoulou, Garifallia G.; Petsas, Andreas; Tsigkas, Grigorios; Kounis, Nicholas G.; Ravani, Ifigenia; Argyriou, Andreas A.
- Source
- International Journal of Neuroscience. Jul2020, Vol. 130 Issue 7, p746-748. 3p.
- Subject
- *KOUNIS syndrome
*CEREBRAL anoxia-ischemia
*INTENSIVE care units
*BRAIN injuries
- Language
- ISSN
- 0020-7454
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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]