Carbon monoxide, amnesia and hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
A case of carbon monoxide poisoning, initially misdiagnosed as conversion disorder, is presented. Cognitive deficits demonstrated at the time of psychiatric assessment were successfully reversed by hyperbaric oxygen therapy despite the 1 week delay. The clinical manifestations of carbon monoxide poisoning and the rationale for and timing of hyperbaric oxygen therapy are discussed. Emphasis is placed on the need for a high index of suspicion for carbon monoxide poisoning in the clinical situation of profound memory disturbance.
Samuels
A H
AH
Auckland Hospital, New Zealand.
Vamos
M J
MJ
Taikato
M R
MR
D000328:Adult; D000647:Amnesia / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D002249:Carbon Monoxide Poisoning / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D006931:Hyperbaric Oxygenation; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology