Methanol intoxication with bilateral basal ganglia infarct

Authors: Çomo gbreve lu S.; Özen B.; Özbak inodot r S.

Source: Australasian Radiology, Volume 45, Number 3, August 2001 , pp. 357-358(2)

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing

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Abstract:

SUMMARY

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.

Keywords: basal ganglia; central nervous system; computed tomography; methanol

Language: English

Document Type: Miscellaneous

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