Brain Magnetic Resonance Findings In Methyl Alchol Intoxication: A Case Report

Ekiz M., Yavuz Y., Duran L., Celenk Y.

JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE CASE REPORTS, cilt.2, sa.4, ss.20-22, 2011 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 2 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5505/jaemcr.2011.86570
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE CASE REPORTS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.20-22
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Methyl alcohol, intoxication, magnetic resonance imaging, basal gangliae
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Methyl alcohol is a toxic liquid that is a present in industrial paint, polish and many other products. Its toxic dose is between 20-250 ml and intoxication sings andsymptoms as brain and brainstem edema and necrosis in putamen are observed early in 12-24 hours. In this article, we present a case report of a patient with a infrequint finding of hemorrhage in the basal gangliae in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) due to methyl alcohol intoxication.