Pseudo-Subarachnoid Hemorrhage on Computed Tomography after Resuscitation from Cardiopulmonary Arrest.

https://doi.org/10.4068/cmj.2022.58.3.138 C Chonnam Medical Journal, 2022 Chonnam Med J 2022;58:138-139 Corresponding Author: Keizo Tanitame Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Araki Neurosurgical Hospital, 2-8-7 Kogokita, Nishi-ku, Hiroshima 733-0821, Japan Tel: +81-82-272-1114, Fax: +81-82-272-7048, E-mail: tntrad@gmail.com Article History: Received June 9, 2022 Revised June 25, 2022 Accepted June 29, 2022 FIG. 2. Non-contrast head CT on the second day revealed diffuse brain edema, loss of gray-white matter contrast, and increased attenuation of the subarachnoid spaces of the basal and Sylvian cisterns (arrows) and the sulci of the frontal lobes (arrowheads) with a mean CT value of 39.8 Hounsfield unit. FIG. 1. Non-contrast head computed tomography (CT) on admission revealed no abnormalities. Pseudo-Subarachnoid Hemorrhage on Computed Tomography after Resuscitation from Cardiopulmonary Arrest Keizo Tanitame* and Nobuko Tanitame Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Araki Neurosurgical Hospital, Department of Radiology, Hiroshima City Hiroshima Citizens Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan