| Literature DB >> 17952429 |
Fionnghuala Mills1, Suzanna C MacLennan, Catherine J Devile, Dawn E Saunders.
Abstract
We report a 3-year-old girl with an unusual presentation of cerebellitis following ingestion of methadone. CT showed diffuse symmetrical swelling and oedema of the cerebellum resulting in compression of the fourth ventricle and hydrocephalus. The changes were confirmed on MRI with the addition of watershed injuries. These findings represent a toxic encephalopathy and have been reported in previous cases of heroin intoxication by inhalation, but rarely following opioid ingestion. The aetiology of the watershed infarcts is discussed.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID： 17952429 DOI： 10.1007/s00247-007-0635-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pediatr Radiol ISSN： 0301-0449