Helium gas poisoning associated with generalized tonic convulsions and marked acidosis : a case report

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  • 全身性強直性痙攣と著明なアシドーシスを呈したヘリウムガス中毒の1例

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<p>A man in his 20s was found with his head covered with a plastic bag connected to a helium tank. On admission, his Glasgow Coma Scale score was 10 and a blood gas test showed marked lactic acidosis. The acidosis was improved on the next day, after the ventilator management with sedatives administration. However, generalized convulsion appeared, and 12 days of ventilator management with sedatives and anticonvulsants were required until the convulsion disappeared. Helium gas is not toxic in itself, but inhalation of high concentration can cause hypoxemia, which may cause severe complications including hypoxic encephalopathy and cerebral gas embolism.</p>

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  • CRID
    1390018198838064384
  • DOI
    10.24697/jaamkanto.45.2_122
  • ISSN
    24342580
    0287301X
  • Text Lang
    ja
  • Data Source
    • JaLC
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