Glue-sniffing as a cause of a positive radio-isotope brain scan

Convulsions are a known complication of the acute intoxicant effects of solvent abuse. A radio-isotope brain scan done 9 months following status epilepticus secondary to toluene inhalation, in a previously normal school-boy, demonstrated several wedge-shaped areas of increased uptake, in both cerebr...

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Published in:European Journal of Nuclear Medicine 1982-08, Vol.7 (8), p.387
Main Authors: Lamont, C M, Adams, F G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Cerebral Infarction - chemically induced
Cerebral Infarction - diagnostic imaging
Epilepsy - chemically induced
Epilepsy - diagnostic imaging
Humans
Male
Radionuclide Imaging
Substance-Related Disorders - complications
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Summary:Convulsions are a known complication of the acute intoxicant effects of solvent abuse. A radio-isotope brain scan done 9 months following status epilepticus secondary to toluene inhalation, in a previously normal school-boy, demonstrated several wedge-shaped areas of increased uptake, in both cerebral hemispheres, consistent with infarcts. It is worth remembering that a positive brain scan in a young person, with recent onset of epilepsy, may be due to glue-sniffing.
ISSN:0340-6997
1619-7089
DOI:10.1007/BF00255659