Pantopaque (Myodil, Iodophenylundecylic Acid)

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Fig. 14.1 Intraspinal Pantopaque. Axial and sagittal T1-weighted and T2-weighted MR images (a–d) show high T1 and intermediate T2 signal with associated chemical shift artifact within the spinal canal (arrows)….

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Amphetamines

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Fig. 6.1 Acute Ecstasy toxicity. Axial FLAIR (a, b), DWI (c, d), and ADC map (e, f) show multiple supratentorial and infratentorial acute infarcts. Courtesy of Alisa Gean Fig. 6.2…

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Mannitol (1,2,3,4,5,6-Hexanehexol)

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Fig. 37.1 Mannitol. The patient with a right frontal glioblastoma received mannitol. Intratumoral and peritumoral single-voxel spectroscopy (a) of the right frontal lobe(square region of interest) performed at short TE…

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Bevacizumab (Avastin)

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Fig. 16.1 Pseudoresponse. The patient has a history of recurrent glioblastoma in the splenium of the corpus callosum, treated with bevacizumab. Axial FLAIR (a) and T1-weighted post-contrast (b) MR images…

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Acetazolamide (Diamox)

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Fig. 44.1 Acetazolamide challenge test. Baseline (a) and post-acetazolamide (b) CT perfusion studies demonstrate paradoxical decrease in cerebral blood flow (CBF) within the left cerebral hemisphere (arrowheads) 10 min after…

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Heparin

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Fig. 33.1 Heparin-related intraparenchymal hemorrhage. The patient received large amounts of heparin during cardiac catheterization. Coronal CT image shows a large left frontal lobe hematoma with surrounding vasogenic edema Fig….

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Methanol

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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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