Typical benzene poisoning on brain magnetic resonance imaging

Title : Typical benzene poisoning on brain magnetic resonance imaging

Abstract:

Benzene poisoning is rare; acute and chronic benzene poisoning mainly result in damage to the central nervous system. Here we report a patient with benzene poisoning who is mainly affected by central nervous system damage.

Case report

A 38-year-old man who had been exposed to benzene 2 months ago presented with headache and dizziness. His cerebrospinal fluid and blood tests were normal; his cerebrospinal fluid pressure was 230mmH₂O. Brain magnetic resonance imaging revealed bilaterally symmetrical abnormal signals in the cerebellar tonsils, basal ganglia, thalamus, subcortical region, and parts of the white matter. Benzene poisoning is rare; acute and chronic benzene poisoning mainly result in damage to the central nervous system and hematopoietic system, respectively.

Biography:

Yan Wang is the chief physician department of neurology，the Fifth People's Hospital of Chengdu. He major in neurological intervention. He also is the young member of the Interventional Branch of the Chinese Stroke Association, member of the Carotid Artery Group of the Chinese Society of Microcirculation Peripheral Vascular Diseases Committee. And he is the Graduate Responsible Tutor of West China Hospital of Sichuan University; Adjunct professor at Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.