ISSN: 1300-0365
Dil: Türkçe
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The Lesions Of Basal Ganglion In Methanol Poisoning: Ct Findings
Serdar TARHAN*, S. Sami İLKER**, Emin KURT***, Tahir K. YOLDAŞ****
* Yrd.Doç.Dr.,Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Radyoloji AD,** Doç.Dr.,Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Göz Hastalıkları AD,*** Yrd.Doç.Dr.,Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Göz Hastalıkları AD,*** Yrd.Doç.Dr.,Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Nöroloji AD, MANİSA
A 21-year old man, previously in good health, ingested about 200-300 ml of illicit cologne and was brought to emergency department of hospital one day after ingestion. Symptoms were as follows: weakness, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and visual disturbances. On ophthalmic examination of the patient who was considered of methanol intoxication, negative light perception in both eyes, dilated pupils, edema of the disc and adjacent retina and of nerve fiber layer with along the course of major retinal vessels were observed. Bilateral symmetric putaminal necrosis and necrotic areas in the frontal lobs were seen on computed tomography. In this report, We have emphasized that emergency's doctor and radiologists are also responsible as well as ophthalmologists, because this intoxication with severe results should be treated truly and quickly in the early phase.Keywords: Methanol intoxication, Basal ganglia, CTTurkiye Klinikleri J Ophthalmol 1998, 7:35-37
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