title: Methanol-induced toxic optic neuropathy with diffusion weighted MRI findings.
abstract: We report a 52-year-old man with methanol intoxication who showed optic nerve damage as assessed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). He was admitted to the hospital with blurred vision after the consumption of alcohol (600-700 ml of cologne). He was treated with intravenous ethanol, NaHCO3 and hemodialysis. On admission, a brain and orbital MRI was performed. Bilateral mild contrast enhancement was detected on the contrast-enhanced images in the retrobulbar segment of the optic nerves (RBONs). Also, diffusion-weighted images showed restricted diffusion in the RBONs. Diagnosis was considered as methanol-induced optic neuropathy based on the MRI findings of the optic nerves.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Radiology , Ondokuz Mayis University Faculty of Medicine , Samsun , Turkey and.
authors.forename: Asli
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tanrivermis Sayit
authors.affiliation: a Department of Radiology , Ondokuz Mayis University Faculty of Medicine , Samsun , Turkey and.
authors.forename: Kerim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Aslan
authors.affiliation: a Department of Radiology , Ondokuz Mayis University Faculty of Medicine , Samsun , Turkey and.
authors.forename: Muzaffer
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Elmali
authors.affiliation: b Department of Ophthalmology , Ondokuz Mayis University Faculty of Medicine , Samsun , Turkey.
authors.forename: Inci
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gungor
mesh_terms: D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D000432:Methanol / Q000633:toxicity*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010476:Perfume / Q000633:toxicity*; D012997:Solvents / Q000633:toxicity*
chemical_list: D010476:Perfume; D012997:Solvents; D000432:Methanol
keywords: Magnetic resonance imaging; methanol; optic neuropathy