Coma, hypertension, and brainstem imaging abnormalities in a paraplegic man with necrotizing fasciitis

Alyx Porter-Umphrey; Alejandro A Rabinstein; Maja Tippmann-Peikert

Coma, hypertension, and brainstem imaging abnormalities in a paraplegic man with necrotizing fasciitis

Rev Neurol Dis. 2006 Summer;3(3):129-30; discussion 136-8.

Authors

Alyx Porter-Umphrey¹, Alejandro A Rabinstein, Maja Tippmann-Peikert

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.

PMID: 17047579

Abstract

In this 2-part article, the reader has the opportunity to identify the differential diagnosis for the patient described in the title, on the basis of the history, examination results, laboratory evaluations, and neurophysiologic and imaging findings. The differential diagnosis and a discussion of the case are presented on pages 136-138.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Blindness, Cortical / etiology
Brain Stem / pathology*
Cerebrospinal Fluid / chemistry
Colostomy
Coma / etiology*
Debridement
Diagnosis, Differential
Fasciitis, Necrotizing / pathology*
Fasciitis, Necrotizing / surgery
Hepatitis B / pathology
Hepatitis C / pathology
Humans
Hypertension / complications*
Hypertensive Encephalopathy / etiology
Hypertensive Encephalopathy / pathology*
Hypertensive Encephalopathy / physiopathology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Middle Aged
Paraplegia / pathology*
Pressure Ulcer / pathology
Pressure Ulcer / surgery
Seizures / etiology