Author/Authors :
Manuchehri, Aliasghar Department of Internal Medicine - Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran , Alijanpour, Ebrahim Department of Anesthesiology - Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran , Daghmechi, Mohsen Department of Anesthesiology - Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran , Ghaeminan, Naser Department of Radiology - Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran , Abedi, Hasan Department of Internal Medicine - Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran , Nikbakhsh, Novin Department of Surgery - Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran , Ghazi Mir Saeed, AliMohammad Department of Internal Medicine - Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran , Amani, Neda Clinical Research Development Center - Shahid Beheshti Hospital Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran
Abstract :
Background: Methanol is a colorless and poisonous liquid that is commonly used as an industrial and household solvent. Methanol poisoning is a rare but extremely hazardous form of in toxication that affects the central nervous system and causes visual disorder, drowsiness, seizures and coma.
Case Presentation: A 29-years-old man with methanol intoxication presented with drowsiness and acidosis with subsequent brain hemorrhage requiring prolong mechanical ventilation resulted in persistent visual impairment and disequilibrium.
Conclusion: Prolonged mechanical ventilation in patients with methanol intoxication may be assouated with irreversible brain damage.
Keywords :
Mechanical ventilation , Brain hemorrhage , Methanol intoxication , Vision loss
