[Thiopental for the prevention of severe brain damage after carbon monoxide poisoning. Case report on 3 cases].
Three cases of severe carbon monoxide poisoning are described presenting with deep coma, generalised extensor spasms and myoclonia as symptoms of acute midbrain syndrome. Despite this poor prognosis all patients survived without essential neurological impairment. This favourable outcome is thought to be due to the administration of thiopentone for the amelioration of hypoxic brain damage in dosages commonly employed in anaesthesia.
D000328:Adult; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000517:prevention & control; D002249:Carbon Monoxide Poisoning / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D002534:Hypoxia, Brain / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D013874:Thiopental / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D013874:Thiopental
Thiopental zur Vermeidung schwerer Hirnschädigung nach Kohlenmonoxidvergiftung. Kasuistische Mitteilung über 3 Fälle.