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We report a case of aseptic meningoencephalitis complicating iohexol myelography and compare this case with previous reports of neurotoxicity from intrathecal contrast media.
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Zweifler, R.M., Rothrock, J.F. Aseptic meningoencephalitis following iohexol myelography. Neuroradiology 37, 148–149 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00588633
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