Citation

Shamini A/P Arasalingam, Ahmad Faizal Shamsuddin, Hatta Sidi, Hjh Rabai'ah bt Mohd Salleh. ASEAN J. Psychiatry 2015; 131-134.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, ASEAN Federation for Psychiatry and Mental Health)

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Several cases of suicide attempt by charcoal burning producing CO have been reported in Malaysia. This case report highlights a case of delayed delayed neuropsychiatry sequelae (DNS) in CO poisoning.

METHOD: We report a young Chinese homemaker who presented with DNS who was detained in a Malaysian forensic psychiatric ward.

RESULTS: After approximately two weeks of admission, in a familicide attempt, she had started to exhibit subtle changes in her behaviour, including social withdrawal, impaired memory, and there was lack of emotional distress.

CONCLUSION: We report an interesting DNS as one of the two forms of chronic sequelae of CO poisoning, whereas the other type of neuropsychiatric sequelae is the persistently progressive type.

Language: en

Keywords

Delayed Carbon Monoxide Poisoning; Neuropsychiatric Sequelae