title: Delayed onset generalised dystonia after cyanide poisoning.
abstract: A 27 year old female developed delayed onset of persistent generalized dystonia following a suicidal attempt with potassium cyanide. Cranial CT scan showed bilateral putaminal hypodensities which were also seen on MRI scans to be hypointense on T1 and hyperintense on T2 weighted images. Multimodality evoked potentials were normal. An improvement was noted with levodopa.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Punjagutta, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Borgohain
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Radhakrishna
authors.forename: V C
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mohandas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002230:Carbidopa / Q000627:therapeutic use; D062787:Drug Overdose / Q000150:complications*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004421:Dystonia / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007980:Levodopa / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009460:Neurologic Examination / Q000187:drug effects; D011190:Potassium Cyanide / Q000506:poisoning*; D011699:Putamen / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology; D013406:Suicide, Attempted
chemical_list: D007980:Levodopa; D002230:Carbidopa; D011190:Potassium Cyanide