@article{ref1,
title="Bilateral cerebral hemorrhagic infarctions: an early presentation of carbon monoxide poisoning",
journal="Curēus",
year="2021",
author="Kaleemi, Raima and Anwar, Shayan S. and Ahmed, Anwar",
volume="13",
number="9",
pages="e17772-e17772",
abstract="Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning is one of the most common causes of morbidity secondary to accidental or intentional exposure. It is a potentially life-threatening disease. We present the case of a 23-year-old male patient who slept with a gas generator the whole night in a closed room. The next morning the patient presented to emergency with altered mentation. His Glasgow Coma Scale score was 8/15 on arrival. The patient had cerebral hemorrhages on presentation with diffuse cerebral hypoxic injury and bilateral globus pallidus signals. Hemorrhagic infarction in the brain is a rare presentation of CO poisoning and even rarer as an early manifestation of this disease. We present a case of bilateral posterior cerebral hemorrhagic infarctions with a diffuse hypoxic insult as an early presentation of CO poisoning in a young male, which to our knowledge has rarely been reported. Early imaging and prompt medical attention can be life-saving.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2168-8184",
doi="10.7759/cureus.17772",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.17772"
}