Article: Imaging Neuropsychologic Sequelae to Toxins

Ozyurt et al. from Uludag University (Bursa, Turkey) reported in the March issue of Clinical Toxicology (2008;46:218-221) on a study using ^sup 99m^Tc-HMPAO SPECT to image regional cerebral blood flow in patients with either acute carbon monoxide exposure (n = 7) or acute organophosphate poisoning (n = 7). Similar perfusion changes were identified in the frontal, temporal, and parietal lobes in the first week after exposure in both groups. These imaging results were compared with long-term neuropsychological sequelae. Such sequelae developed in 5 patients after organophosphate poisoning and 6 patients after carbon ...

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