Visualised manganese ion within the basal ganglia and long axonal tracts
- Department of Psychiatry, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan
- Dr M Saito, Department of Psychiatry, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Asamizodai, Sagamihara 228-8520, Japan; 7n2ecx{at}jarl.com
- Accepted 8 October 2008
A 53-year-old male was admitted to our ward because of recurrent generalised tonic–clonic seizures. He had consumed 700–1300 ml of Japanese sake (16% alcohol) daily since the age of 19 years, and had suffered from liver cirrhosis and varices in both the oesophagus …







