A Case of Carbon Monoxide-Induced Delayed Neurological Sequelae Successfully Treated with Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, N-Acetylcysteine, and Glucocorticoids: Clinical and Neuroimaging Follow-Up
Table 1
Neuropsychological profile at different times after exposition.
Time after exposition (days)
30
45
100
540
Cut-off
Digit span Test
6
4
4
6
5
Immediate recall short story
12
1
16
16
8
Delayed recall short story
13
3
15
15
11
Brown-Peterson Interference Test after 10”
3
0
6
6
6
Brown-Peterson Interference Test after 30”
2
0
6
6
5
Trail making test -A
91
N. E.
97”
33”
≤ 45”
Trail making test - B
N.E.
N. E.
342”
107”
≤ 140”
Word fluency Phonemic
3
0
7
26
11
Verbal Abstraction Test
6
4
6
6
4
Superimposed Silhouettes Test
20
0
31
38
35
Drawing copy
1
0
1
2
2
Clock drawing test
0
0
0
9
8
Praxia Test
5
4
5
6
6
Token Test
5
5
5
5
5
Cognitive estimation task
5
1
5
5
4
Cognitive Quotient
18/30
26/30
16/30
0/30
N.E. indicates that patient was not able to execute the test. Bolded scores indicate a test under the normal performance range. Cognitive Quotient: ratio between the number of tests under the normal performance range and the maximum obtainable score (two points for each).
