| pubmed-article:10353030 | pubmed:abstractText | High signal intensity in the basal ganglia on T1-weighted MR imaging has been reported in chronic manganese (Mn) poisoning. However, the exact meaning of the high signal intensity remains unclear: does it result from Mn itself, secondary pathologic changes of the brain tissue, or both? The goal of this study was to evaluate the sequential change of MR signal intensity and to correlate the MR intensity of the globus pallidus and the hypothalamus with the Mn concentration in the blood and the brain tissue, and with the histopathologic findings. | lld:pubmed |
