title: Surviving acute cyanide poisoning: a longitudinal neuropsychological investigation with interval MRI.
abstract: We report the case of a 22-year-old woman who presented with self-poisoning by cyanide ingestion. We have elected to pay particular attention to describing the neuropsychological sequelae of cyanide poisoning, and the evolution of these deficits over a 6-month period. Prominent deficits in episodic memory were noted from an early stage, which were consistent with the findings noted on structural neuroimaging. These deficits remained persistent, although improving in severity over the follow-up period. No focal neurological deficits or abnormal involuntary movements emerged, and the patient's overall functional status remained satisfactory. The patient's psychiatric presentation and background history are briefly discussed.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing, School of Psychiatry, UNSW Medicine, University of New South Wales, Kensington, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Adith
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mohan
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Perminder
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sachdev
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D002421:Caudate Nucleus / Q000473:pathology; D003486:Cyanides / Q000506:poisoning*; D005260:Female; D005917:Globus Pallidus / Q000473:pathology; D006179:Gyrus Cinguli / Q000473:pathology; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D061212:Memory, Episodic; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011041:Poisoning / Q000473:pathology / Q000523:psychology*; D011699:Putamen / Q000473:pathology; D013406:Suicide, Attempted; D017741:Survivors; D013788:Thalamus / Q000473:pathology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D003486:Cyanides