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Deafness and Peripheral Neuropathy following Carbon Monoxide Intoxication–Report of a case–
Author(s) -
GOTO Ikuo,
MIYOSHI Tasuku,
OOYA Yoshitomo
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
psychiatry and clinical neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.609
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1440-1819
pISSN - 1323-1316
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1819.1972.tb01109.x
Subject(s) - medicine , peripheral neuropathy , hearing loss , weakness , tinnitus , anesthesia , etiology , peripheral , audiogram , ataxia , auditory neuropathy , audiology , surgery , pathology , endocrinology , psychiatry , diabetes mellitus
Summary Deafness and peripheral neuropathy are relatively rare complications of carbon monoxide intoxication. A case of carbon monoxide intoxication is presented with bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, weakness and sensory impairment in the left hand, and weakness and atrophy of the left quadriceps femoris and hamstring muscles. Audiograms showed hearing loss of the perceptive type followed by partial improvement. Electromyograms revealed a neurogenic pattern and motor nerve conduction velocity was decreased in both legs. The etiology of the deafness and peripheral neuropathy in this case is not clear but is suspected to be due to combination of toxicity, hypoxia and compression.