A case of chronic methyl bromide intoxication showing symmetrical lesions in the basal ganglia and brain stem on magnetic resonance imaging

Clinical Neurology

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 423-427

  Ichikawa, Hiroo ^a   Sakai, Tadashi ^a   Horibe, Yuzo ^a   Kaga, Eiji ^a   Kawamura, Mitsuru ^a  

^a SHOWA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Medulla oblongata; Methyl bromide intoxication; Midbrain; Posterior putamen

Indexed keywords

CYANIC ACID; METHYL BROMIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN STEM INJURY; CASE REPORT; DIPLOPIA; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; INTOXICATION; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MESENCEPHALON; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCULOMOTOR NUCLEUS; PARESTHESIA; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PTOSIS; PUTAMEN; SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; VESTIBULAR NUCLEUS;

ADULT; ATAXIA; BASAL GANGLIA; BLEPHAROPTOSIS; BRAIN DISEASES; BRAIN STEM; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, BROMINATED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PUTAMEN;

EID: 0035723964     PISSN: 0009918X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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