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Brain Injury After Acute Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: Early and Late Complications

¹ Department of Radiology, Tri-Service General Hospital and, National Defense Medical Center, 325, Section 2, Cheng-Kung Rd., Neihu District, Taipei, Taiwan 114, Republic of China.
² Department of Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine, TriService General Hospital and National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
³ Department of Medical Imaging, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan, Republic of China.

OBJECTIVE. The purposes of this article are to illustrate the variable CT and MRI features of carbon monoxide–induced brain injury and to discuss the underlying pathogenesis.

CONCLUSION. Carbon monoxide can produce different patterns of brain injury in the acute and delayed stages. CT and MRI are valuable in the delineation of disease extent and helpful for understanding the pathophysiologic mechanisms.

Keywords: brain injury • carbon monoxide poisoning • CT • MRI

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