Brain MRI Findings of Carbon Disulfide Poisoning

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the findings of brain MRI in patients with carbon disulfide poisoning. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Ninety-one patients who had suffered carbon disulfide poisoning [male:female=87:4; age, 32-74 (mean 53.3) years] were included in this study. To determine the extent of white matter h...

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Autores principales: Cha, Joo Hee, Kim, Sam Soo, Han, Heon, Kim, Rok Ho, Yim, Sang Hyuk, Kim, Mi Jung
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Radiological Society 2002
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2713879/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12271160
http://dx.doi.org/10.3348/kjr.2002.3.3.158
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Sumario:OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the findings of brain MRI in patients with carbon disulfide poisoning. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Ninety-one patients who had suffered carbon disulfide poisoning [male:female=87:4; age, 32-74 (mean 53.3) years] were included in this study. To determine the extent of white matter hyperintensity (Grade 0-V) and lacunar infarction, T2-weighted MR imaging of the brain was performed. RESULTS: T2-weighted images depicted white matter hyperintensity in 70 patients (76.9%) and lacunar infarcts in 27 (29.7%). CONCLUSION: In these patients, the prevalent findings at T2-weighted MR imaging of the brain were white matter hyperintensity and lacunar infarcts. Disturbance of the cardiovascular system by carbon disulfide might account for these results.

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