Optic atrophy and cerebral infarcts caused by methanol intoxication: MRI.

Publication/Presentation Date

3-1-1997

Abstract

We present the MRI findings of cerebral and optic pathway damage in the acute and subacute stages of methanol intoxication. In the acute stage, CT and MRI showed bilateral haemorrhagic necrosis of the corpus striatum and infarcts in the anterior and middle cerebral arterial territories. MRI in the subacute stage demonstrated atrophy of the optic chiasm and prechiasmatic optic nerves in addition to the cerebral infarcts. The patient survived, with total blindness.

Volume

39

Issue

3

First Page

192

Last Page

194

ISSN

0028-3940

Disciplines

Diagnosis | Medicine and Health Sciences | Other Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment | Radiology

PubMedID

9106292

Department(s)

Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Medical Imaging

Document Type

Article

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