Acute Cerebral Infarction in Carbon Monoxide Poisoning.
- Author:
Kwangsoo KIM
1
;
Ju Young NA
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea. nekim@ns.kosinmed.or.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Carbon monoxide;
Cerebral infarction;
Middle cerebral artery;
Poisoning
- MeSH:
Basal Ganglia;
Carbon;
Carbon Monoxide;
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning;
Cerebral Cortex;
Cerebral Infarction;
Humans;
Hypoxia, Brain;
Infarction;
Middle Cerebral Artery;
Neurologic Manifestations;
Risk Factors;
Stroke;
Young Adult
- From:Korean Journal of Stroke
2011;13(2):92-95
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Hypoxic brain damage after carbon monoxide (CO) occurs predominantly in the basal ganglia, cerebral white matter and cerebral cortex. CO poisoning is complicated by various neurological manifestations as well as hemorrhagic infarction. Acute cerebral thromboembolic infarction following CO poisoning is very rare. We experienced a case of thromboembolic infarction in the middle cerebral artery territory occurred in a healthy young adult without any risk factor for stroke during treatment for hypoxic encephalopathy caused by acute CO poisoning.
