title: Bithalamic lesions of butane encephalopathy.
abstract: Butane inhalation can cause serious medical complications and is particularly toxic to the nervous system. This is a report of an acutely encephalopathic youth with prominent abulia. MRI revealed severe bithalamic injury attributed to butane toxicity. Clinical issues, including particular radiologic findings, related to butane inhalation are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of California-Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California, USA. shawn.kile@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
authors.forename: Shawn J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Kile
authors.forename: Christopher C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Camilleri
authors.forename: Richard E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Latchaw
authors.forename: Barry R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Tharp
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000280:Administration, Inhalation; D000293:Adolescent; D000405:Akinetic Mutism / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology; D002073:Butanes / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D013786:Thalamic Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D002073:Butanes; C046888:butane