title: Bilateral basal ganglionic lesions due to transdermal methanol intoxication.
abstract: Methanol is a clear, colorless, and highly toxic liquid with a similar smell and taste to ethanol, and is found in many commercial products such as solvents and cleaning fluids. Severe methanol intoxication occurs after suicidal or accidental oral ingestion of solvents. A few patients with methanol intoxication via the transdermal route have been reported. We present a 47-year-old woman with acute transdermal methanol intoxication admitted to the emergency department with weakness, blurred vision, bilateral areactive mydriasis, and deterioration of consciousness.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Trakya, Güllapoğlu Yerleşkesi, Edirne 22030, Turkey.
authors.forename: Fatih
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Karaduman
authors.forename: Talip
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Asil
authors.forename: Kemal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Balci
authors.forename: Osman
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Temizoz
authors.forename: Ercument
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Unlu
authors.forename: Arif
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: Ufuk
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Utku
mesh_terms: D001479:Basal Ganglia / Q000473:pathology*; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D000432:Methanol / Q000506:poisoning*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012997:Solvents / Q000506:poisoning*
chemical_list: D012997:Solvents; D000432:Methanol