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==Overview==
==Overview==
In the early hours and days after anoxic brain injury, there is often diffuse [[cerebral edema]] and blurring of the border between the grey and white matter. In some patients there may be discrete infarcts after a few days. If there is irreversible bilateral medial tegmental [[brainstem]] injury, then patients do not survive.
In the early hours and days after [[anoxia|anoxic]] brain injury, there is often [[diffuse]] [[cerebral edema]] and blurring of the border between the [[grey matter|grey]] and [[white matter]]. In some patients there may be discrete [[infarct]]s after a few days.


==CT Findings==
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