Recovery of cognitive dysfunction in a case of delayed encephalopathy of carbon monoxide poisoning after treatment with donepezil hydrochloride.
Delayed encephalopathy following carbon monoxide poisoning is a serious complication. Here, we report a patient with delayed encephalopathy who suffered from cognitive disorders and urinary incontinence after a temporal normal period of 15 days after acute intoxication, and his cognitive function recovered gradually following donepezil hydrochloride treatment. Now, he can undertake slight farming work.
Wang
Pin
P
Department of Neurology, QiLu Hospital of Shandong University, 44 West Wenhua road, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China.
Zeng
Tao
T
Chi
Zhao-fu
ZF
D001799:Blood Sedimentation; D002249:Carbon Monoxide Poisoning / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D000077265:Donepezil; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000379:methods; D005492:Folic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007189:Indans / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020258:Neurotoxicity Syndromes / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D018697:Nootropic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010880:Piperidines / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D020127:Recovery of Function / Q000187:drug effects; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D014805:Vitamin B 12 / Q000378:metabolism
D007189:Indans; D018697:Nootropic Agents; D010880:Piperidines; D000077265:Donepezil; D005492:Folic Acid; D014805:Vitamin B 12