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CT and MR Imaging Findings in Methanol Intoxication

M. Blancoa, R. Casadob, F. Vázqueza and J.M. Pumara

a From the Radiology Department Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
b Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Spain


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Fig 1. CT performed on day 5 shows low attenuation areas in subcortical white matter and both putamina with high attenuation putaminal foci consistent with hemorrhage.


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Fig 2. Axial fast spin-echo T2-weighted MR on day 7 shows subcortical white matter and basal ganglia hyperintensity and low-signal-intensity bilateral putaminal foci.


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Fig 3. Unenhanced coronal T1-weighted image shows low signal intensity subcortical white matter and basal ganglia lesions with high-signal-intensity foci in both putamina.


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Fig 4. Contrast-enhanced coronal T1-weighted image shows intense linear peripheral enhancement in subcortical and putaminal lesions


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Fig 5. Pre- (A) and postcontrast (B) follow-up CT performed on day 24 shows bilateral putaminal volume loss and very slight enhancement of subcortical and putaminal lesions.