Low Consciousness in a Patient with Pancolitis

Teaching point: Lentiform fork sign is a rare finding on MRI of the brain, found in patients with metabolic acidosis, in a critically ill patient with low consciousness and renal failure, this sign can correspond to uremic encephalopathy.

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Main Authors: Ani Nikoghosyan, Julie Lambert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ubiquity Press 2024-02-01
Series:Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology
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Online Access:https://account.jbsr.be/index.php/up-j-jbsr/article/view/3265
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description Teaching point: Lentiform fork sign is a rare finding on MRI of the brain, found in patients with metabolic acidosis, in a critically ill patient with low consciousness and renal failure, this sign can correspond to uremic encephalopathy.
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spellingShingle Ani Nikoghosyan
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Low Consciousness in a Patient with Pancolitis
Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology
mri
uremic encephalopathy
lentiform fork sign
metabolic acidosis
title Low Consciousness in a Patient with Pancolitis
title_full Low Consciousness in a Patient with Pancolitis
title_fullStr Low Consciousness in a Patient with Pancolitis
title_full_unstemmed Low Consciousness in a Patient with Pancolitis
title_short Low Consciousness in a Patient with Pancolitis
title_sort low consciousness in a patient with pancolitis
topic mri
uremic encephalopathy
lentiform fork sign
metabolic acidosis
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