Unilateral Blindness Following Acute Methanol Poisoning

Journal of Medical Toxicology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 459-460

  Lu, Jenny J ^a,b   Kalimullah, Ejaaz A ^c,d   Bryant, Sean M ^a,b,e  

^a Division of Medical Toxicology   (United States)

^b Toxikon Consortium   (United States)

^c ADVOCATE CHRIST MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^e ILLINOIS POISON CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Blindness; Methanol; Optic neuropathy

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BICARBONATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLORIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; CREATININE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FOLIC ACID; METHANOL; POTASSIUM; PYRIDOXINE; SODIUM; THIAMINE; UREA;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ADULT; AFFERENT PUPILLARY DEFECT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ANION GAP; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD PH; BLURRED VISION; CARBON DIOXIDE BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHLORIDE BLOOD LEVEL; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIALYSIS; DYSARTHRIA; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EYE EXAMINATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; METHANOL BLOOD LEVEL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC DISC PALLOR; OPTIC DISK; OPTIC NERVE LESION; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; SERUM OSMOLALITY; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TACHYPNEA; UNILATERAL BLINDNESS; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; VENOUS BLOOD; VISUAL ACUITY; VITAL SIGN;

ACUTE DISEASE; BLINDNESS; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; METHANOL; MIDDLE AGED; POISONING; SOLVENTS;

EID: 78650064091     PISSN: 15569039     EISSN: 19376995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13181-010-0024-7     Document Type: Article

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