intoxication . Putaminal necrosis after methanol

Methanol intoxication with putaminal and white matter necrosis: MR and CT findings.

We report a case of methanol intoxication in which the initial CT scans appeared normal. MR at 4 days showed the typical putaminal lesions of methanol intoxication and, in addition, peripheral white matter lesions that spared a thin rim of subcortical white matter. A CT scan at 17 days showed the putaminal and white matter lesions. The white matter lesions correspond well to lesions previously ...

Case 13776 MRI detected bilateral putaminal hemorrhagic necrosis due to methanol intoxication

Visual and neurologic sequelae of methanol poisoning in Saudi Arabia

OBJECTIVES To present the visual sequelae of methanol poisoning and to emphasize the characteristics of methanol exposure in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). METHODS A retrospective case series was carried out on 50 sequential patients with methanol poisoning seen at the King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital and King Saud University Hospitals in Riyadh, KSA between 2008 and 2014. All patients...

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Introduction: Methanol is a toxic material and is found as an ingredient of many products, such as anti freezes and washer fluid. Acute poisoning is a rare accidental or suicidal intoxication or occurs after ingestion of alcohol .Methanol poisoning can cause severe metabolic acidosis , neurologic dysfunction, visual loss, parkinsonism, and death. Basal ganglia necrosis, and subcortical white ...

Methanol-Induced Encephalopathy: a Case Report

Methanol is a clear, colorless, highly toxic liquid with an odor similar to that of ethanol. It is a common component of solvents, perfumes, paint removers, and windshield washer fluids. It can be accidentally or intentionally ingested, inhaled, or transdermally absorbed (1). Once ingested, methanol is metabolized to formic acid and lactic acid, leading to severe metabolic acidosis with high an...

Bilateral putaminal hemorrhage related to methanol poisoning: a complication of hemodialysis? Case report.

A case of acute methanol intoxication is presented, in which bilateral putaminal hemorrhage developed after hemodialysis. Even though the patient was initially comatose and profoundly acidotic, favorable outcome was achieved, with long-term neurologic impairments essentially restricted to mild crural paraparesis, retrograde amnesia, and marked visual deficit. A comparative literature review is ...