What symptoms should we expect from my dad who is suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning brain damage?
Patient: My dad is suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning brain damage. . The doctors told us 60-70% of people that get this delayed brain damage from CO do recover.. But could take about a year or so. What should we expect his symptoms to be this next year? Doctor: Hi,Thank you for posting your query.The extent of brain damage depends on the amount of carbon monoxide exposure and also its duration of exposure.PET scan of brain and EEG tests would help to quantify the brain dysfunction (in addition to the clinical neurological examination).Recovery may be delayed, and also it may not be complete.I hope my reply has helped you.I would be pleased to answer, if you have any follow up queries or if you require any further information.     Best wishes,Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)Senior Consultant NeurologistApollo Hospitals, Hyderabad,For DIRECT QUERY to me:  http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar My blog: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.com/