@article{ref1,
title="CT findings and prognoses of anoxic brain damage due to near-drowning in children",
journal="No To Hattatsu",
year="1991",
author="Asano, J. and Ieshima, A. and Kisa, T. and Ohtani, K.",
volume="23",
number="3",
pages="227-233",
abstract="We investigated the relationship between serial cranial CT findings and prognoses in 11 children after near-drowning. These patients were rescued after heart arrest for more than 10 minutes and all comatose on admission. CT scans were performed within 2 weeks, at 3 weeks-1 month, 2-4 months and more than 5 months after admission. Characteristics of CT findings and prognoses were classified into four groups. Group 1: low density areas in thalami, basal ganglia and cortical white matters within 2 weeks (three cases; one died, two became vegetative). Group 2: enlargement of the third ventricle at 3 weeks-1 month, and atrophy of pons at 2-4 months (three cases; severe quadriplegia and mental retardation). Group 3: enlargement of the third ventricle at 3 weeks-1 month, but atrophy of pons not observed at 2-4 months (three cases; mild motor disabilities and mild mental retardation). Group 4: enlargement of third ventricle not observed at 3 weeks-1 month (two cases; neither paralysis nor mental retardation).<p /><p>Language: ja</p>",
language="ja",
issn="0029-0831",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}