Case Report Undersea Hyperb Med 2024

Stroke on ECG: a cerebral T-wave change secondary to acute carbon monoxide poisoning

Xiao X, Jing X, Zhao Y, Yao F, Sun Q — Undersea Hyperb Med, 2024

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Doctors reported a patient in a coma from carbon monoxide poisoning who had unusual ECG changes that turned out to signal a stroke in the brain, and was successfully treated with HBOT.

What They Found

The patient had been exposed to CO for 24 hours before arriving at hospital in a coma. ECG showed an abnormal cerebral T-wave pattern, and MRI confirmed a cerebral infarction (stroke) caused by CO poisoning. After treatment with medications and HBOT, the patient made a full recovery.

Canadian Relevance

Carbon monoxide poisoning is an OHIP-covered indication for HBOT in Ontario.

Study Limitations

This is a single case report and cannot establish how often cerebral T-wave changes predict stroke in CO poisoning patients.

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Study Details

Study Type	Case Report
Category	Neurological
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	39348516
Year Published	2024
Journal	Undersea Hyperb Med
MeSH Terms	Humans; Acute Disease; Carbon Monoxide Poisoning; Cerebral Infarction; Coma; Electrocardiography; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

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