CT and MR imaging findings in methanol intoxication

AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2006 Feb;27(2):452-4.

Abstract

We present the CT and MR imaging findings in acute methanol intoxication in a 35-year-old man who was admitted to the emergency department with weakness, blurred vision, mild bilateral areactive mydriasis, and a progressive decrease in the level of consciousness. CT and MR imaging showed bilateral putaminal hemorrhagic necrosis and subcortical white matter lesions with peripheral contrast enhancement. There was only partial improvement in patient's Glasgow Coma Scale score during follow-up.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acidosis / chemically induced
  • Acidosis / diagnosis
  • Atrophy
  • Brain Edema / chemically induced
  • Brain Edema / diagnosis
  • Brain Edema / therapy
  • Coma / chemically induced*
  • Coma / diagnosis
  • Coma / therapy
  • Critical Care
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Glasgow Coma Scale
  • Hemofiltration
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Methanol / pharmacokinetics
  • Methanol / toxicity*
  • Necrosis
  • Neurotoxicity Syndromes / diagnosis
  • Neurotoxicity Syndromes / etiology*
  • Neurotoxicity Syndromes / therapy
  • Putamen / pathology
  • Putaminal Hemorrhage / chemically induced*
  • Putaminal Hemorrhage / diagnosis
  • Putaminal Hemorrhage / therapy
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*

Substances

  • Methanol