Background: 1,2-dichloroethane (DCE) induced toxic encephalopathy, a rare toxic disease of the central nervous system, is mainly reported in developing countries. Although clinicians have got some understanding about the clinical and neuroimaging features of 1,2-DCE-induced toxic encephalopathy, abnormality along the cortico-medullary junction on diffusion-weighted image (DWI) mimicking neuronal intranuclear inclusion disease (NIID) has not yet been described in this entity.
Case Presentation: We reported a patient with 1,2-DCE-induced toxic encephalopathy who was admitted to our department due to a 7-day history of nausea, vomiting, and cognitive decline.