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[Voluntary methanol poisoning. Severe regressive encephalopathy with anomalies on x-ray computed tomography].
Revue Neurologique 1986
A 32 year-old woman after voluntary intoxication with methanol presented, after coma with metabolic acidosis, a prolonged parkinsonian syndrome improved by L-dopa. Initial findings were areflexia and electromyographic signs of neurogenic atrophy of lower limbs. A moderate decrease in visual acuity was associated with altered visual evoked potentials indicating a global lesion of the optic tracts. CT scan during the first few days showed symmetrical low densities areas in the putaminal regions, which unchanged 18 months later. This case can be compared with the rare reported cases with extrapyramidal signs, EMG tracing evidence of peripheral neuropathy and analogous images on CT scanning. The clinical sequelae and CT scan imaging anomalies are the consequence of the characteristic lesions of methanol intoxication, in which the role played by circulatory disorders and that related to the action of the toxic substance itself on nerve cells remains a debatable subject.
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