title: Transverse myelitis-like presentation of methanol intoxication: A case report and review of the literature.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Methanol is the simplest member of alcohol family. However, it is an extremely toxic substance to humans upon exposure with severe and detrimental effects that range from visual loss to death. Spinal cord involvement in methanol intoxication is a rare occurrence.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In this article, we are reporting a case of methanol intoxication with extensive spinal cord involvement possibly due to necrosis. A literature review yielded only two cases of spinal cord involvement due to methanol intoxication. Our article is the first to discuss the spinal cord involvement specifically including interesting neuroimaging features.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We recommend performing MRI of the cervicothoracic spine in every methanol intoxication case to exclude both asymptomatic and symptomatic cases of spinal cord involvement.
authors.affiliation: a King Abdulaziz Medical City/King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences , Jeddah , Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Hussein
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9484-9838
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Algahtani
authors.affiliation: b King Abdullah International Medical Research Center/King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences , Jeddah , Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Bader
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6493-2155
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Shirah
authors.affiliation: c Faculty of Medicine , Suez Canal University , Egypt.
authors.forename: Raafat
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7111-0600
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.affiliation: d King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences , Jeddah , Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Hind
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Abobaker
authors.affiliation: d King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences , Jeddah , Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hmoud
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D000432:Methanol / Q000506:poisoning*; D009188:Myelitis, Transverse / Q000175:diagnosis*; D020258:Neurotoxicity Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D000432:Methanol
keywords: Metabolic acidosis; Methanol intoxication; Putaminal hemorrhage; Putaminal necrosis; Spinal cord; Transverse myelitis