TY - JOUR T1 - MR imaging of "spray heads": toluene abuse via aerosol paint inhalation. JF - American Journal of Neuroradiology JO - Am. J. Neuroradiol. SP - 1195 LP - 1199 VL - 14 IS - 5 AU - L Xiong AU - J D Matthes AU - J Li AU - J R Jinkins Y1 - 1993/09/01 UR - http://www.ajnr.org/content/14/5/1195.abstract N2 - PURPOSE Three male patients with a history of spray-paint inhalation are presented.METHODS Spin-echo MR was used to evaluate the central nervous system changes secondary to toluene inhalation delivered via spray-paint fumes.RESULTS The remarkable findings included the loss of cerebral and cerebellar gray-white matter discrimination, scattered multifocal deep white matter lesions, and gross generalized atrophy of the cerebrum, the cerebellum, and the corpus callosum.CONCLUSION Although the observed changes are nonspecific, combined with a positive history the diagnosis of inhalation toluene abuse can be made on the basis of consistent MR findings. ER -