| Document ID (ISN) | 18782 |
| CIS number |
73-1369 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0959-8146 - British Medical Journal |
| Year |
1973 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Smith S., Brandon S. |
| Title |
Morbidity from acute carbon monoxide poisoning at 3-year follow-up |
| Bibliographic information |
10 Feb. 1973, Vol.1, No.5849, p.318-321. 25 ref. |
| Abstract |
A group of 74 survivors of acute CO poisoning were followed up for an average of 3 yrs. In 8 patients gross neuropsychiatric damage was directly attributable to the poisoning; 3 other patients had committed suicide and 8 had died from other causes. Morbidity and mortality among those deliberately and accidentally poisoned was approximately equal. Of 63 patients 8 showed personality improvement and 21 (33.3%) deterioration; 27 (43%) reported subsequent impairment of memory. Deterioration of personality and memory impairment were highly correlated; level of consciousness on hospitalisation in acute poisoning phase correlated significantly with development of gross neuropsychiatric sequelae. Prompt and efficient treatment are emphasised, plus follow-up in all cases. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
acute poisoning; neuropsychic effects; morbidity; carbon monoxide |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
toxic effects; sequelae; mortality; mental disorders; comparative study; unconsciousness; disturbances of memory; toxic substances; functional nervous disorders |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Inorganic substances
Diseases of the nervous system
Carbon monoxide
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