TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Bilateral cerebral hemorrhagic infarctions: an early presentation of carbon monoxide poisoning
JO  - Curēus
A1  - Kaleemi, Raima
A1  - Anwar, Shayan S.
A1  - Ahmed, Anwar
SP  - e17772
EP  - e17772
VL  - 13
IS  - 9
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 2168-8184
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.17772
ID  - ref1
ER  -