TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Neuroimaging features in diethylene glycol poisoning
JO  - Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
A1  - Silva Júnior, Cilmário Leite da
A1  - Freitas, Leonardo Furtado
A1  - Pereira, Mariana Leite
A1  - Elias, Juliana Souza Silva
A1  - Pedroso, José Luiz
A1  - Marussi, Victor Hugo Rocha
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Diethylene glycol is a substance commonly used in industrial products including antifreeze and coolant. Its toxicity causes severe metabolic acidosis, coma and multiorgan failure1. Neurological toxicity is less well characterized, but brain MRI lesions may include cerebellar and thalamic abnormalities, with diffuse restriction.     A 55-year-old man presented with acute onset vomiting, tetraplegia and ptosis, that progressed to renal failure and coma, four days after consuming beer. Several people that consumed that specific beer developed similar symptoms. Brain MRI showed restricted diffusion on cerebellum and thalamus. Beer analysis showed high levels of diethylene glycol. Patient died days later.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0004-282X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0004-282X-ANP-2020-0348
ID  - ref1
ER  -