Journal of the Korean Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine  2014;18(4):352-356

doi:10.13104/jksmrm.2014.18.4.352

A Case of Anterograde Amnesia with Bilateral Hippocampus Involvement After Acute Glufosinate Ammonium Intoxication.

Sung Won YOUN 1 ; Ho Kyun KIM ; Hui Joong LEE

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Keywords

Glufosinate ammonium; Herbicides; Poisoning; Hippocampus; Anterograde amnesia; Magnetic resonance imaging

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

English

Abstract

A 51-year-old man developed anterograde amnesia following the ingestion of glufosinate ammonium. Brain MRI revealed hyperintense lesions involving the bilateral hippocampus and parahippocampal gyrus, and the right occipital lobe. The mechanism underlying acute glufosinate ammonium intoxication and the differential diagnosis of hippocampal lesions are discussed.