J Clin Neurol.  2017 Jul;13(3):298-299. 10.3988/jcn.2017.13.3.298.

Toxic Leukoencephalopathy and Hypokalemia Due to Exposure to Trimethyltin

• Wang Z
• Xiong L
• Zu H

• KMID: 2391676
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3988/jcn.2017.13.3.298

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Hypokalemia*
Leukoencephalopathies*

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Neuroimage findings of this patient. A-D: Initial brain MRI showed symmetrical hyperintensities in the brain stem, cerebellum, corpus callosum, internal capsule, and subcortical spaces. E-H: Follow-up brain MRI performed 3 months later revealed complete resolution of these lesions. DWI: diffusion-weighted imaging, T2W: T2-weighted.

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