Methanol intoxication: Diffusion MR imaging findings

We present diffusion MR imaging findings and ADC values in acute methanol intoxication in a 32-year-old man. T2-weighted and FLAIR images showed bilateral increased signal in the caudate nuclei, putamen, cerebral peduncle, and centrum semiovale. Diffusion MR showed hyperintensity in same localization, and splenium of corpus callosum. ADC values of these areas were markedly reduced consistent with restricted diffusion.