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Aseptic meningoencephalitis following iohexol myelography

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We report a case of aseptic meningoencephalitis complicating iohexol myelography and compare this case with previous reports of neurotoxicity from intrathecal contrast media.

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  1. Department of Neurosciences, University of California, 92103-8466, San Diego, CA, USA

    R. M. Zweifler & J. F. Rothrock

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Zweifler, R.M., Rothrock, J.F. Aseptic meningoencephalitis following iohexol myelography. Neuroradiology 37, 148–149 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00588633

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