MRI findings in methanol intoxication: a report of three cases.
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Methanol is a highly toxic substance and acute methanol poisoning produces severe metabolic acidosis and serious neurological symptoms, including severe visual impairment, extrapyramidal signs and coma. We present three cases of accidental methanol intoxication and discuss the MRI findings.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
دوره 62 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012