Methanol Intoxication With Delayed Extensive Bilateral Subcortical
Hemorrhage

J Korean Neurol Assoc > Volume 28(4); 2010 > Article

Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2010;28(4): 308-310.

광범위한 지연성 피질하출혈을 보인 메탄올중독

이용주, 이선민 김지현

단국대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실

Methanol Intoxication With Delayed Extensive Bilateral Subcortical Hemorrhage

Yong Joo Lee

Department of Neurology, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea

Abstract

The most characteristic radiological finding following methanol intoxication is bilateral necrosis of the putamina with varying degrees of hemorrhage. We report here on a 61-year-old Russian male with methanol intoxication who had delayed cerebral hemorrhage with a fatal course. The magnetic resonance image taken on admission revealed diffusion restriction lesions in the bilateral putamina, thalamus, and frontal and occipital subcortical white matter, without hemorrhage. Brain computed tomography performed on the 18 th ?day revealed extensive bilateral hemorrhage in the multiple subcortical white matter, which led ultimately to death. Key Words: Methanol intoxication, Hemorrhage, Delayed