NEUROLOGY

Methanol

Nov 3, 2016 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on Methanol

Fig. 3.1 Methanol intoxication. Axial non-contrast CT image (a) demonstrates bilateral symmetrical putaminal and subcortical white matter hypoattenuation. Axial FLAIR (b), DWI (c), and T2*-weighted (d) MRI sequences performed 4…

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Cannabis (Marijuana)

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Fig. 4.1 RCVS in the setting of marijuana use. The patient presented with acute thunderclap headache after smoking cannabis. Coronal MIP MRA (a) performed 24 h after symptom onset demonstrates…

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L-Asparaginase (Elspar/Erwinase)

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Fig. 21.1 Dural sinus thrombosis and hemorrhage associated with L-Asparaginase. A pediatric patient with newly diagnosed acute lymphoblastic leukemia presented with generalized tonic-clonic seizures and hemiparesis 14 days after treatment…

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Zinc Oxide (ZnO)

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Fig. 42.1 Zinc-induced copper deficiency myelopathy. The patient had a history of using large quantities of zinc supplements and subsequently presented with the subacute onset of progressive numbness and paresthesias…

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Insulin

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Fig. 40.1 Insulin-induced hypoglycemic encephalopathy. The type 1 diabetic patient presented in coma. Axial T2-weighted (a), DWI (b), and ADC map (c) imaging reveal symmetrical corona radiata T2 hyperintensity with…

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Valproic Acid (Sodium Valproate, Depakote)

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Fig. 28.1 Trigonocephaly. Axial (a) and 3D volume-rendered (b) CT images show prominence of the fused metopic suture (arrows) Fig. 28.2 Cleft palate. Axial (a) and coronal (b) CT images…

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Temozolamide (Temodar)

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Fig. 17.1 Pseudoprogression. A 32-year-old male with right thalamic glioblastoma treated with surgical debulking followed by temozolamide (TMZ) and radiation (XRT). Serial axial FLAIR (a, c, e, g) and T1…

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Triple H Therapy

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Fig. 39.1 Triple H-associated posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome. Axial CT image (a) shows scattered subarachnoid hemorrhage. Follow-up MRI (b–d) shows bilateral posterior cerebral hemisphere cortical and subcortical vasogenic edema 39.4…

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Thorium Dioxide (Thorotrast)

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Fig. 15.1 Thorotrastoma. The patient is an 82-year-old female with right vocal cord paralysis and a history of Thorotrast extravasation during an angiogram performed in the 1950s. Axial (a, b),…

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Propofol

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Fig. 50.1 Propofol effects on MRI. Axial FLAIR images (a–d) show diffuse high signal within the subarachnoid spaces of the sulci and basal cisterns 50.4 Differential Diagnosis Subarachnoid FLAIR hyperintensity…

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