A case of organotin toxic encephalopathy with atypical imaging characteristic.

Organotin compounds are currently utilized as stabilizers for polyvinyl chloride plastics and as antifungal agents (such as agricultural fungicides, paints, and antifouling agents). Particularly, the brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) reveals multiple abnormal signal foci, distributed in the brainstem, bilateral occipital lobe, thalamus, left basal ganglia, and right frontal parietal lobe (Fig. Concluding remarks For patients with sudden consciousness disturbance and multiple intracranial lesions in the brain MRI, except the cerebrovascular disease, toxic encephalopathy should be taken into consideration with detailed inquiry about the medical history. [Extracted from the article]