Methanol intoxication with bilateral basal ganglia infarct

Australas Radiol. 2001 Aug;45(3):357-8. doi: 10.1046/j.1440-1673.2001.00937.x.

Abstract

Methanol is a toxic agent that affects the central nervous system, especially the optic nerves and basal ganglia. Symmetrical hypodense lesions in the basal ganglia, which can be demonstrated by CT or MRI, is accepted as the most characteristic radiological feature of the disease. A case of a patient with bilateral putaminal hypodense infarcts due to methanol intoxication is presented.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Basal Ganglia Diseases / chemically induced*
  • Basal Ganglia Diseases / diagnosis
  • Cerebral Infarction / chemically induced*
  • Cerebral Infarction / diagnosis
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Methanol / poisoning*
  • Middle Aged
  • Solvents / poisoning*
  • Suicide, Attempted
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Solvents
  • Methanol