| Literature DB >> 11151694 |
R Nanan1, H B von Stockhausen, B Petersen, L Solymosi, M Warmuth-Metz.
Abstract
We report a 14-year-old girl with an unusual pattern of leukoencephalopathy after intentional intoxication with morphine sulphate tablets. Toxicological analysis showed exceedingly high levels of morphine and its metabolites. MRI disclosed a leukoencephalopathy with high signal from the centrum semiovale, corpus callosum and cerebellar white matter on T2-weighted images. These findings could be only partially explained by a hypoxic-ischaemic event; neurotoxic effects must be considered in this atypical leukoencephalopathy.Entities:
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Year: 2000 PMID: 11151694 DOI: 10.1007/s002340000442
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neuroradiology ISSN: 0028-3940 Impact factor: 2.804