title: Bipallidal haemorrhage after ethylene glycol intoxication.
abstract: Acute or subacute bipallidal lesion, an uncommon radiological feature produced by metabolic disorders or poisoning, has never been attributed to ethylene glycol (EG) intoxication. This 50-year-old Afro-Caribbean alcoholic man had unexplained loss of consciousness. Blood tests showed osmolar gap. Drug screening was positive for EG at 6.06 mmol/l. Brain CT revealed bilateral pallidal haemorrhage. Pallidal haematoma, which could be related to deposition of oxalate crystals issued from EG metabolism, should lead to toxicological screening.
authors.affiliation: Service de Neurologie, CHU Pointe à Pitre, Guadeloupe 623, Av de la République, 59800 Lille, France. dcaparros@nordnet.fr
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Caparros-Lefebvre
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Policard
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sengler
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Benabdallah
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Colombani
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rigal
mesh_terms: D020145:Basal Ganglia Hemorrhage / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D019855:Ethylene Glycol / Q000506:poisoning*; D005917:Globus Pallidus; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography
chemical_list: D019855:Ethylene Glycol