Methanol poisoning: bilateral putaminal and cerebellar cortical lesions on CT and MR.
Bilateral putaminal necrosis is often recognized radiologically in severe methanol toxicity. We present a unique case of methanol toxicity in which putaminal and previously unreported bilateral cerebellar cortical lesions were demonstrable on CT and MR.
Chen
J C
JC
Department of Radiology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Schneiderman
J F
JF
Wortzman
G
G
D000328:Adult; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D000432:Methanol / Q000506:poisoning*; D009336:Necrosis; D011699:Putamen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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