[Acute suicidal carbofuran poisoning--case report].
A case of 49 years old woman with acute, severe suicidal carbofuran poisoning is described. The lowest activity of AChE was 0 IU/L. Because carbamates lead to multiorgan damages, especially affect central nervous system, computer tomography of the brain (CT) and examination of regional cerebral blood flow (99mTc-ECD SPECT) were done. No pathological changes were found in CT. 99mTc-ECD SPECT performed on 14th day of hospitalization, revealed disturbed regional cer- ' ebral flow generally in frontal and occipital lobes. Results of neuropsychological examination were pathological too.
Gawlikowski
Tomasz
T
Oddzial (Kliniczny) Toksykologii i Chorób Srodowiskowych WSS im. L. Rydygiera w Krakowie. togawlik@mp.pl
Hubalewska-Dydejczyk
Alicja
A
Pach
Dorota
D
D002235:Carbofuran / Q000506:poisoning*; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007306:Insecticides / Q000506:poisoning*; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D008875:Middle Aged; D011041:Poisoning / Q000175:diagnosis*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D013406:Suicide, Attempted; D019690:Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D007306:Insecticides; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019690:Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime; D002235:Carbofuran