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Cranial MRI in chronic thinner intoxication

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We studied a 19-year-old man with thinner and toluene poisoning for 5 years by CT and MRI. Symmetrical lesions were seen in the basal ganglia and cingulate gyri.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Kinki University School of Medicine, 377-2 Ohno-higashi, 589, Osakasayama, Osaka, Japan

    R. Ashikaga, Y. Araki, K. Muira & O. Ishida

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Ashikaga, R., Araki, Y., Muira, K. et al. Cranial MRI in chronic thinner intoxication. Neuroradiology 37, 443–444 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00600085

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