Diffusion-tensor MR imaging for evaluation of the efficacy of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in patients with delayed neuropsychiatric syndrome caused by carbon monoxide inhalation

• Published in: European journal of neurology Vol. 14; no. 7; pp. 777 - 782
• Main Authors: Lo, C.-P., Chen, S.-Y., Chou, M.-C., Wang, C.-Y., Lee, K.-W., Hsueh, C.-J., Chen, C.-Y., Huang, K.-L., Huang, G.-S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.07.2007
• Subjects: Adult; Affective Symptoms - chemically induced; Affective Symptoms - pathology; Affective Symptoms - therapy; Anisotropy; brain; carbon monoxide; Carbon Monoxide Poisoning - pathology; Carbon Monoxide Poisoning - psychology; Carbon Monoxide Poisoning - therapy; Cognition Disorders - chemically induced; Cognition Disorders - pathology; Cognition Disorders - therapy; delayed neuropsychiatric syndrome; Demyelinating Diseases - chemically induced; Demyelinating Diseases - pathology; Demyelinating Diseases - psychology; Depressive Disorder - complications; Depressive Disorder - psychology; Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods; diffusion-tensor MRI; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; hyperbaric oxygen; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Lipid Peroxidation; Male; Middle Aged; Movement Disorders - etiology; Movement Disorders - pathology; Movement Disorders - therapy; Myelin Sheath - pathology; Neuropsychological Tests; Suicide, Attempted; Time Factors

The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) in patients with delayed neuropsychiatric syndrome (DNS) caused by carbon monoxide (CO) inhalation using diffusion tensor magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and neuropsychological test. Conventional and diffusion te...