%0 Journal Article %A Manuchehri, Aliasghar %A Alijanpour, Ebrahim %A Daghmechi, Mohsen %A Ghaeminan, Naser %A Abedi, Seyed Hasan %A Nikbakhsh, Novin %A Ghazi Mir Saeed, Seyed AliMohammad %A Amani, Neda %T A Case of Methanol Poisoning leading to prolonged respirator dependency with conseqent blindness and irreversible brain damages %J Caspian Journal of Internal Medicine %V 6 %N 3 %U http://caspjim.com/article-1-567-en.html %R %D 2015 %K Methanol Poisoning, Computed Tomography, Ventilation, %X  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.   %> http://caspjim.com/article-1-567-en.pdf %P 180-183 %& 180 %! Methanol Poisoning %9 case report %L A-10-246-2 %+ Babol University of Medical Sciences %G eng %@ 2008-6164 %[ 2015