@ARTICLE{Alijanpour, author = {Manuchehri, Aliasghar and Alijanpour, Ebrahim and Daghmechi, Mohsen and Ghaeminan, Naser and Abedi, Seyed Hasan and Nikbakhsh, Novin and Ghazi Mir Saeed, Seyed AliMohammad and Amani, Neda and }, title = {A Case of Methanol Poisoning leading to prolonged respirator dependency with conseqent blindness and irreversible brain damages}, volume = {6}, number = {3}, 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.   }, URL = {http://caspjim.com/article-1-567-en.html}, eprint = {http://caspjim.com/article-1-567-en.pdf}, journal = {Caspian Journal of Internal Medicine}, doi = {}, year = {2015} }