Bilateral putaminal hemorrhage related to methanol poisoning: a complication of hemodialysis? Case report Hemorragia putaminal bilateral em intoxicação por metanol: uma complicação de hemodiálise? Relato de caso

A case of acute methanol intoxication is presented, in which bilateral putaminal hemorrhage developed after hemodialysis. Even though the patient was initially comatose and profoundly acidotic, favorable outcome was achieved, with long-term neurologic impairments essentially restricted to mild crura...

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Main Authors: Miguel Giudicissi Filho, Carlos V. M. Holanda, Nelson A. Nader, Sergio R. P. Gomes, Paulo H. F. Bertolucci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 1995-09-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1995000300020