Open AccessA rare presentation of methanol toxicity
Author(s) -
Nikhil Gupta,
Ajinkya Sonambekar,
Sunil Kumar Daksh,
Laxmikant Ramkumarsingh Tomar
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
annals of indian academy of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.427
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1998-3549
pISSN - 0972-2327
DOI - 10.4103/0972-2327.112484
Subject(s) - methanol poisoning , medicine , cerebrum , toxicity , basal ganglia , metabolic acidosis , presentation (obstetrics) , pathology , methanol , white matter , anesthesia , magnetic resonance imaging , central nervous system , surgery , radiology , chemistry , organic chemistry
Methanol is a highly toxic alcohol resembling ethanol in smell and taste. Methanol poisoning is a lethal form of poisoning that can cause severe metabolic acidosis, visual disturbances, and neurological deficit. Brain lesions typically described in methanol toxicity are in the form of hemorrhagic and non-hemorrhagic necrosis of the basal ganglia and sub-cortical white matter. To our knowledge, lesions in the parietal, temporal, or frontal areas of cerebrum and cerebellar hemispheres have been rarely reported so far. We herewith report this rare presentation.