Ischemic stroke due to carbon monoxide intoxication:Two case reports

摘要

Dear editor,Following its entrance into the human body through inhalation,carbon monoxide(CO)forms carboxyhemoglobin(COHb)by binding to hemoglobin(Hb)within the blood.Massive ischemic tissue necrosis occurs in 0.5%–1% of cases with CO poisoning.^([1])The affinity of CO to Hb is 200–250 times more