INITIAL SENSORIMOTOR AND DELAYED AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY IN ACUTE THALLIUM POISONING

Authors
NORDENTOFT T ANDERSEN EB MOGENSEN PH
Citation
T. Nordentoft et al., INITIAL SENSORIMOTOR AND DELAYED AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY IN ACUTE THALLIUM POISONING, Neurotoxicology, 19(3), 1998, pp. 421-426
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Neurosciences,Toxicology,"Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Journal title
Neurotoxicology → ACNP
ISSN journal
0161813X
Volume
19
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
421 - 426
Database
ISI
SICI code
0161-813X(1998)19:3<421:ISADAN>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
In a 27-year old male with acute thallium poisoning, signs of initiall y severe sensorimotor neuropathy with complete remission after two wee ks were demonstrated. Signs of cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy wer e initially absent, but developed after a latency period of one week w ith marked improvement after seven months. Delayed autonomic neuropath y may be caused by a late affection of small unmyelinated autonomic ne rve fibers. (C) 1998 Intox Press, Inc.