Akinetic mutism with recovery after repeated carbon monoxide poisoning
- 1 February 1971
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Psychological Medicine
- Vol. 1 (2) , 172-177
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033291700000106
Abstract
SUMMARY A 27-year-old man developed signs of personality change after exposure to carbon monoxide. One month later a second exposure was followed by an akinetic mute state with unusual motor seizures, probably associated with tentorial herniation and brain-stem compression. Elimination of carbon monoxide was unduly prolonged after the second exposure. The patient showed clinical evidence of dementia, but there has been a gradual improvement in cognitive and social functioning over two years.Keywords
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