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.
Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
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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