ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY SHOWING DYING BRAIN IN A PATIENT WITH ACUTE BACLOFEN POISONING
https://doi.org/10.23934/2223-9022-2017-6-4-371-375
Abstract
We report a case of acute baclofen poisoning in a 23-year-old female patient, who committed suicide, which led to the development of a deep coma. The electroencephalogram on the first day recorded the phenomenon of “burst suppression”, which was seen as a sign of a dying brain. Subsequent studies have shown positive changes of the electroencephalogram and regression of neurological symptoms. Thus, the phenomenon of “burst suppression” in the depression of consciousness to deep coma and given adequate treatment, can be reversible.
About the Authors
A. Y. Mikhaylov
N.V. Sklifosovsky Research Institute for Emergency Medicine of the Moscow Health Department
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
functional diagnostic physician, the Laboratory of Clinical Physiology,
Moscow
I. Y. Berezina
N.V. Sklifosovsky Research Institute for Emergency Medicine of the Moscow Health Department
Russian Federation
Moscow
Russian Federation
Moscow
M. M. Potskhveriya
N.V. Sklifosovsky Research Institute for Emergency Medicine of the Moscow Health Department
Russian Federation
Moscow
Russian Federation
Moscow
L. I. Sumsky
N.V. Sklifosovsky Research Institute for Emergency Medicine of the Moscow Health Department
Russian Federation
Moscow
Russian Federation
Moscow
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Mikhaylov A.Y., Berezina I.Y., Potskhveriya M.M., Sumsky L.I. ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY SHOWING DYING BRAIN IN A PATIENT WITH ACUTE BACLOFEN POISONING. Russian Sklifosovsky Journal "Emergency Medical Care". 2017;6(4):371-375. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.23934/2223-9022-2017-6-4-371-375
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