Dietemann JL, Botelho C, Nogueira T, Vargas MI, Audibert C, Abu Eid M, Bogorin A, Bernardo R, Jacques C, Kremer S, Zöllner G. [Imaging in acute toxic encephalopathy].
J Neuroradiol 2005;
31:313-26. [PMID:
15545943 DOI:
10.1016/s0150-9861(04)97010-1]
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Abstract
Neuroimaging, particularly MR imaging, plays a major role for the diagnosis of many acute toxic encephalopathies. Toxic disorders are related to drugs (immunosuppressive agents, chemotherapeutic agents, anti-epileptic drugs, heroin...), to metals (lead, manganese, mercury...), and to industrial and environmental chemicals (solvent, carbon monoxide...). MR imaging with diffusion and perfusion imaging provides information regarding brain lesions induced by the toxic agents (vasogenic edema, cytotoxic edema, infarction, hemorrhage, demyelination...).
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