Delayed postanoxic encephalopathy after carbon monoxide poisoning.
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.
Kwon
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Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
Chung
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Ha
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Yoo
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Kim
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D000368:Aged; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D002249:Carbon Monoxide Poisoning / Q000150:complications*; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D002534:Hypoxia, Brain / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D013997:Time Factors