J Clin Neurol.  2019 Jan;15(1):132-133. 10.3988/jcn.2019.15.1.132.

Glyphosate-Induced Encephalopathy: A Case Report

• Lee HK
• Park HS
• Oh JH
• Lee JS

• KMID: 2451161
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3988/jcn.2019.15.1.132

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Brain Diseases*

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Brain MRI scans of the patient. A–F: DWI performed 10 days after glyphosate intoxication shows hyperintense signals in the bilateral hippocampi (arrows, A). ADC map demonstrates slightly hyperintense signal in the adjacent brain tissues (B). T2WI images (arrows, C and D) and FLAIR images (arrows, E and F) show hyperintense signals in the bilateral hippocampi and fornices. G–I: Imaging performed 14 months after the initial MRI. T2WI images (arrows, G) and FLAIR images (arrows, H and I) show normalized signal intensities in the bilateral hippocampi and fornices. ADC: apparent diffusion coefficient, DWI: diffusion-weighted imaging, T2WI: T2-weighted imaging.

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