Methyl iodide poisoning

Methyl iodide poisoning.

Methyl iodide poisoning presenting as a mimic of acute stroke: a case report

INTRODUCTION Stroke mimics are usually non-vascular disease processes. These raise the possibility of a stroke and are common in clinical practice. It is necessary to distinguish these mimics in order to provide early and appropriate management, as well as reduce possible harm on our patient. CASE PRESENTATION We report the case of a 50-year-old Caucasian man who developed symptoms suggestive...

Acute Methyl Alcohol Poisoning

Dec. 7, 1934, the coroner's office of Multnomah County, Ore., was he ^,t called on to investigate the death of a man who died from so-called s J' denatured or "dehorn" alcohol poisoning. The death of this man was followed in dramatic and rapid succession by the deaths of twenty-one oth ers in the two succeeding days. All of these victims were known to law enforcement officers as having an addic...

Fatal methyl bromide poisoning.

Methyl bromide was commonly used in fire extinguishers in aircraft engines and in submarines during the second world war. Now it is widely used as a fumigant insecticide in grain stores.' 2 Mortality after intoxication by methyl bromide vapour may be high,' and is often associated with convulsions, usually resistant to standard anticonvulsant chemotherapy.' s We wish to draw attention to the co...

[Methyl alcohol poisoning].