Improvement of decerebrate status in a hanged child following emergent tracheostomy.

Abstract

This study is a clinical description of one child with decerebrated status due to hanging that made excellent recovery. There are limited reports have explained decerebrated status improvement among children in the literature. The case presented, is an eleven year-old boy brought by Emergency Medical Services into the Emergency Department with decerebrated status due to hanging during swinging. Concerning severe hypoxemia and suspected, emergent tracheostomy was carried out to ensure a proper reliable airway. Patient was put under mechanical ventilation and decerebrated status was surprisingly resolved completely during one hour. We believe that reversible cerebral status has been due to brain stem decreased function without any previous or permanent pathologic neurological disorder.