Methanol intoxication: Pathological changes of central nervous system (17 cases)

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 34-36

  Karayel, Ferah ^a   Turan, Arzu A ^a   Sav, Aydin ^b   Pakis, Isil ^a   Akyildiz, Elif U ^c   Ersoy, Gokhan ^d  

^a Council of Forensic Medicine ^*  (Turkey)

^b ACIBADEM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Brain; Forensic pathology; Forensic science; Methanol intoxication

Indexed keywords

FORMIC ACID; FORMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; METHANOL; SOLVENT;

ACCIDENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRAIN; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ENCEPHALOCELE; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

ACCIDENTS; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BRAIN; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; ENCEPHALOCELE; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; FORMIC ACIDS; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES; MALE; METHANOL; MIDDLE AGED; SOLVENTS;

EID: 77649212746     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAF.0b013e3181c160d9     Document Type: Article

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