Acute multiple focal neuropathies and delayed postanoxic encephalopathy after alcohol intoxication

Acute multiple focal neuropathies and delayed postanoxic encephalopathy after alcohol intoxication

Acute-onset alcohol-associated neuropathy is only occasionally reported, and delayed postanoxic encephalopathy is rare. Here, we report a male who developed acute multiple focal neuropathies and later delayed postanoxic encephalopathy after alcohol intoxication. He had hypoxia and rhabdomyolysis, presenting with acute renal failure initially, and cardiopulmonary support, including mechanical ve...

Delayed postanoxic encephalopathy with serial MRI and PET studies.

c Fig. 1. Serial MRI studies with FLAIR, diffusion-weighted imaging (b = 1,000 s/mm 2 ) and ADC (apparent diffusion coefficients) mapping from left to right at the delayed onset of postanoxic encephalopathy ( a ), 6 months ( b ) and 13 months ( c ). Some lesions in both frontal white matter and the anterior corpus callosum showed persistent decreased diffusivity on diffusion-weighted imaging an...

Delayed encephalopathy after carbon monoxide intoxication: prognosis is still uncertain.

Delayed leukoencephalopathy after acute carbon monoxide intoxication.

Delayed leukoencephalopathy is an uncommon complication of hypoxic-ischemic events of different etiologies, including carbon monoxide intoxication. We present a case of a 40-year-old male patient who was admitted with rapidly progressive neurocognitive and behavioral deficits. There was a history of accidental carbon monoxide intoxication one month before, presenting with loss of consciousness ...

Delayed encephalopathy following carbon monoxide intoxication.

The case history and CT scan of a patient with delayed encephalopathy following carbon monoxide intoxication are described. The patient recovered. The CT scan revealed symmetrical areas of decreased density at the level of the globus pallidus. This case differs in several ways from other cases of carbon monoxide intoxication in which abnormalities of the CT scan were found.