Open AccessConventional Brain MRI in Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Author(s) -
Ashish Khanal,
Subash Thapa,
PK Chettri
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of nepal medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.176
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1815-672X
pISSN - 0028-2715
DOI - 10.31729/jnma.2791
Subject(s) - medicine , globus pallidus , carbon monoxide poisoning , putamen , fluid attenuated inversion recovery , co poisoning , magnetic resonance imaging , radiology , poison control , central nervous system , basal ganglia , emergency medicine , biochemistry , chemistry , catalysis
Carbon monoxide poisoning is a common fatal condition which can have acute or chronic presentation with varying severity. It commonly involves globus pallidus and putamen but can involve other parts of brain. Conventional MRI using T1 weighted,T2 weighted and FLAIR sequences are helpful in determining the extent of damage to the brain. However, appropriate clinical and laboratory findings should supplement findings on imaging.
Keywords: brain; carbon monoxide; MRI; poisoning.