Cortical laminar necrosis due to hypoglycaemic encephalopathy:–images in medicine

A 74-year-old man was brought to emergency services when he was found lying unresponsive in his room. Nearest of the kin reported that his clothes were drenched with sweat and that he was a regular alcohol user who had consumed in excess the previous day. Vital signs were normal. There was decerebrate posturing of limbs with bilateral extensor plantar response. The doll's eye movement and corneal reflexes were preserved. There was no neck stiffness. Random blood sugar at admission was 34 mg/dl, which was corrected with 100 ml 25% dextrose bolus infusion which was maintained with dextrose infusion and …