[Analysis of psychopathological symptoms in patients dependent on "Polish heroin", treated in the detoxification unit]. / Analiza objawów psychopatologicznych u pacjentów uzaleznionych od "kompotu", leczonych na oddziale detoksykacji.

Thirty-nine "kompot" (Polish heroin) taking patients, diagnosed as opiate addicted, had been evaluated from psychological point of view. All of they were treated in the detoxification unit, Department of Clinical Toxicology in Kraków. Neuropsychological assessment was the main area of the psychological examination. Tests evaluating: memory, thinking, attention, learning and motivation were performed. Psychological observation was conducted too. It gave the possibility to complete the interpretation of neuropsychological tests' outcomes by quality behavioural analysis. It was also useful in developing and enhancement motivation to stay in treatment. To evaluate the personality of examined patients MMPI (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory) test was used. Outcomes of mental functioning exams showed that more than half of assessed patients had higher cognitive processes disturbances in different level. Examined dependencies follow that important for addiction level is the age when "kompot" taking occurred and this first of all concern the youngest patients.

[Suicidal self poisoning with disulfiram in a 15-year old boy with resulting encephalopathy]. / Samobójcze ostre zatrucie disulfiramem u 15-letniego chlopca z nastepowa encefalopatia.

Acute intentional overdoses of disulfiram (app. 30 g) is reported in 15-years-old boy. The neurological disturbances as nystagmus, coma, seizures and than impairment of memory and perception were dominated in the clinical picture. During MRI examination the areas of different signal from corpus callosum were detected which can be referred to focus of demyelinisation. The patient recovered and was discharged from the hospital after 30 days. Neuropsychological examinations have suggested dysfunction of CNS. The control MRI examination 90 days later, did not reveal any pathological changes in the brain.

[Neurologic sequelae in severe carbon monoxide poisoning--case report]. / Nastepstwa neurologiczne ciezkiego zatrucia tlenkiem wegla--opis przypadku.

The symptoms and clinical course of severe acute poisoning with carbon monoxide in 22-years-old man is described. To evaluate neurological sequelae, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) repeatedly was performed. In initial examination, at week 7 after intoxication, MRI showed bilateral abnormalities of the amygdaloid nucleus, caudate nucleus and in globus pallidus at right. Haemorrhagic lesion of internal capsule was shown 10 days later. In the next examinations regression in basal ganglia was observed, but slight atrophy of brain was stated. Neuropsychological examinations performed simultaneously, allowed to evaluate the dynamics of central nervous system disfunction.