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CASE REPORT
Delayed postanoxic encephalopathy after carbon monoxide poisoning
1 Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
2 Department of Emergency Medicine, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
3 Department of Emergency Medicine, Daejin Medical Centre, Pundang Jesaeng General Hospital, Kyunggido, Republic of Korea
Correspondence to:
Correspondence to:
Dr S W Kim
Department of Emergency Medicine, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, 301-721, Republic of Korea; emfire{at}cnuh.co.kr
Delayed postanoxic encephalopathy causes deterioration and relapse of cognitive ability and behavioural movement a few weeks after complete recovery from initial hypoxic injury. A case is reported of delayed postanoxic encephalopathy after carbon monoxide poisoning, which was diagnosed with diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging. The literature is also reviewed.
Keywords: carbon monoxide; poisoning; magnetic resonance imaging; postanoxic encephalopathy
Abbreviations: ED, emergency department; CO, carbon monoxide; DPE, delayed postanoxic encephalopathy; DWMRI, diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging
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