PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - R M Varnell
AU  - G K Stimac
AU  - C L Fligner
TI  - CT diagnosis of toxic brain injury in cyanide poisoning: considerations for forensic medicine.
DP  - 1987 Nov 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 1063--1066
VI  - 8
IP  - 6
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/8/6/1063.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/8/6/1063.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.1987 Nov 01; 8
AB  - Two deaths occurred after ingestion of cyanide-containing Extra-Strength Excedrin capsules. Cranial CT scans obtained within 3 hr of each patient's collapse showed diffuse cerebral swelling and loss of gray-white differentiation. Most diffuse cerebral insults (hypoxia, ischemia) do not show such changes so soon after injury. The early onset of diffuse cerebral edema with loss of gray-white differentiation may be a clue to the diagnosis of acute cyanide poisoning.