TY - JOUR T1 - Periodic EEG discharges and status spongiosus of the cerebral cortex in anoxic encephalopathy: a necropsy case report. JF - Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry JO - J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry SP - 740 LP - 742 DO - 10.1136/jnnp.45.8.740 VL - 45 IS - 8 AU - Y Kuroiwa AU - G G Celesia AU - H D Chung Y1 - 1982/08/01 UR - http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/45/8/740.abstract N2 - A periodic EEG pattern very similar to the changes in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease was seen in a case of anoxic encephalopathy. Necropsy revealed status spongiosus of the cerebral cortex. Generalised repetitive sharp transients in anoxic encephalopathy occur when the patient is comatose and carry a poor prognosis. They are not specific for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. ER -