Singh, NeelimaMargekar, Shubha Laxmi2012-07-262012-07-262012-01Singh Neelima, Margekar Shubha Laxmi. Paint thinner ingestion-induced stroke in a young male. Journal of the Indian Society of Toxicology. 2012 Jan; 8(1): 49-50.http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/139838Previous reports of paint thinner ingestion were suggestive of rhabdomyolysis, polyneuropathy, chemical pneumonia and coma. Reports of cerebral stroke following thinner ingestion have almost never been reported. A healthy male presented to us with unconsciousness and hemiplegia following deliberate ingestion of paint thinner. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of head revealed cerebral infarct and multifocal oedema.enPaint thinnerCerebral strokeArticle