Table 2:

Clinical characteristics of comatose patients with hypoglycemic and diffuse DWI lesions

No./Age (yr)/SexBlood Glucose Levels (mg/dL)DWI Lesion Distribution on ArrivalaDWI Lesions the Next Day1-Week Outcome
14/87/F45Bilateral hemispheric white matterNo changeDied in 5 days
15/79/F25Bilateral hemispheric white matterNo changeVegetative
16/72/M64Bilateral hemispheric white matter, bilateral basal gangliaNo changeVegetative
17/85/F40Bilateral hemispheric white matter, splenium of the corpus callosum, bilateral basal ganglia, bilateral occipital corticesNo changeVegetative
18/61/M55Bilateral hemispheric white matter, bilateral basal ganglia, bilateral occipital corticesNo changeVegetative
19/83/F35Bilateral hemispheric white matterNo changeDisoriented
20/85/M23Bilateral hemispheric white matterNo changeDisoriented
21/93/F10Bilateral hemispheric white matter, left basal gangliaNo changeVegetative
22/91/F17Bilateral hemispheric white matterNo changeDied in 4 days
23/74/F36Bilateral hemispheric white matterNo changeDisoriented

  • ↵a Bilateral hemispheric white matter includes the bilateral internal capsules, bilateral corona radiata, and bilateral centrum semiovale.