APRAXIAS AND OTHER NEUROLOGICAL SEQUELÆ OF CARBON MONOXID ASPHYXIA : With Report of a Case

Ira C. Nichols and Margaret KellerAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 93, Number 5

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.93.5.1063

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The general problem of carbon monoxid asphyxia is reviewed. The serious neurological complications are enumerated. Special attention is given to the reports of aphasic disturbances. The fact that the damage to the nervous system can be widespread, and not simply confined to the globus pallidus, is pointed out.

A case is reported, where the patient was revived after a suicidal attempt. He showed loss of the ability to perform certain skilled acts. Agraphia was present. A convulsive disorder has more recently supervened. Due to severe visuo-motor incoordination, he was unable to learn through concrete example, and a carefully planned retraining program, in which all instructions were completely verbalized, was the means by which the function of written speech was returned to the patient.

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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 93 • Number 5 • March 1937

Pages: 1063 - 1072

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Published in print: March 1937

Published online: 1 April 2006

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Ira C. Nichols

Butler Hospital, Providence, R. I.

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Margaret Keller

Butler Hospital, Providence, R. I.

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APRAXIAS AND OTHER NEUROLOGICAL SEQUELÆ OF CARBON MONOXID ASPHYXIA : With Report of a Case

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