A Case of Embolic Cerebral Infarction Following Disulfiram Poisoning

J Korean Neurol Assoc > Volume 19(3); 2001 > Article

Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2001;19(3): 294-297.

Disulfiram 중독 후 발생한 색전성 뇌경색 1예

임성환, 김현직 신현란 김찬석 이이준 하정상 김성준*

영남대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실 경주동국대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실*

A Case of Embolic Cerebral Infarction Following Disulfiram Poisoning

Sung Hwan Lim, M.D., Hyun Jic Kim, M.D., Hyun Ran Shin, M.D., Chan Sok Kim, M.D.,Jun Lee, M.D., Jung Sang Hah, M.D., Sung-Jun Kim, M.D.*

Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam UniversityDepartment of Neurology, College of Medicine, Kyongju Dongguk University*

Abstract

A 29 year old man without any noticeable past or familial history presented with left ACA and MCA territorial hem-orrhagic infarction after consuming an overdose of disulfiram in a drunken state. This hemorrhagic infarction was thought to be caused by cardiac embolism, which developed following cardiac arrhythmia and cardiac injury induced by O form acceptor reductase associated with disulfiram poisoning.J Korean Neurol Assoc 19(3):294~297, 2001Key Words : Disulfiram, Cardiac embolism, Arrhythmia