MR in trichloroethane poisoning.
We present a case of acute trichloroethane intoxication caused by inhalation of typewriter correction fluid. CT and MR findings revealed lesions in the basal ganglia and cortex similar to those observed in patients with methanol and carbon monoxide poisoning.
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Department of Neuroradiology, Hospital Clinic i provincial de Barcelona Spain.
Berenguer
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Pujol
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D000293:Adolescent; D001284:Atrophy; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003128:Coma / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D062787:Drug Overdose / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D012997:Solvents / Q000506:poisoning*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted; D014240:Trichloroethanes / Q000506:poisoning*
D012997:Solvents; D014240:Trichloroethanes; C024566:1,1,1-trichloroethane