Vasogenic edema in striatum following ingestion of glufosinate-containing herbicide.
J Clin Neurosci
; 16(10): 1372-3, 2009 Oct.
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| ID: mdl-19581091
ABSTRACT
Glufosinate-ammonium (GLA) is a broad-spectrum herbicide used worldwide. We report a patient who attempted suicide by ingesting a liquid herbicide containing GLA. A diffusion-weighted MRI showed cytotoxic edema in the hippocampus as well as vasogenic edema in the striata. To our knowledge, vasogenic edema caused by GLA-containing herbicide involving the striatum has not been reported in association with cytotoxic edema in the hippocampus. We assume that this herbicide affected the central nervous system via different mechanisms to produce both cytotoxic and vasogenic edema in the same patient.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Brain Edema
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Corpus Striatum
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Aminobutyrates
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Herbicides
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
J Clin Neurosci
Journal subject:
NEUROLOGIA
Year:
2009
Document type:
Article