Serious answers only please: Medical pros: Can smoke inhalation from a fire cause brain damage?

Question:

I am having a hard time understanding something, and I need help with this: I have a friend that told me his Dad was over come with smoke from a barn fire years ago - and he is now confined to a wheelchair resulting from the smoke and that it caused brain damage and he now has symptoms of Parkinsons....I can't divulge the reason I need to know, but can someone tell me how accurate this sounds? Thanks

Answers:
Brain damage:
Yes; it is horribly common. Two articles that review the relation between smoke and brain damage:
Basic - MedlinePlus Cerebral hypoxia
... http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001435.htm
More detailed - eMedicine Smoke Inhalation
... http://www.emedicine.com/EMERG/topic538.htm

Parkinson's like disease
Yes, but the relationship is poorly understood. It may be from chemicals in the smoke or carbon monoxide.
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning - Dangers, Detection, Response and Poisoning. http://64.233.187.104/search?q=cache:lBYS5gN6jKAJ:www.abe.iastate.edu/human_house/aen193.asp+smoke+inhalation+parkinson%27s+-%22Way+to+Slow+Parkinson%27s%22&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=11
Hecht SS. Deguelin as a Chemopreventive Agent in Mouse Lung Tumorigenesis Induced by Tobacco Smoke Carcinogens. Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 97, No. 22, 1634-1635, November 16, 2005

defiantly.

More Questions and Answers

The consumer health information on youqa.com is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice or treatment for any medical conditions.
The answer content post by the user, if contains the copyright content please contact us, we will immediately remove it.

Serious answers only please: Medical pros: Can smoke inhalation from a fire cause brain damage?

Health Resources