Bilateral putaminal necrosis caused by methanol intoxication - A case report

Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 341-342

  Arora, Vijinder ^a   Nijjar, I S ^a   Thukral, H ^a   Roopa, ^a  

^a Nijjar Scan and Diagnostic Centre   (India)

Author keywords

Methanol intoxication; Putaminal necrosis

Indexed keywords

METHANOL;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLURRED VISION; BRAIN NECROSIS; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DROWSINESS; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; HYPOKINESIA; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; MALE; METHANOL POISONING; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC NERVE; PUTAMEN;

EID: 31744435096     PISSN: 09713026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.29149     Document Type: Article

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