Clinical and electrodiagnostic follow-up of an adolescent poisoned with thallium.
Neurol Sci
; 28(4): 205-8, 2007 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
We report a six-year clinical and electrodiagnostic follow-up of an adolescent patient with acute thallium poisoning from attempted suicide. During the acute stage the patient showed gastrointestinal disturbances, alopecia, and clinical and electrodiagnostic signs of severe polyneuropathy. Three years after poisoning, his neurological symptomatology was making progress, and electrophysiologic signs of peripheral neuropathy were mainly confined to lower limbs. Six years after intoxication, he was still complaining of weakness and sensory disturbances at the level of distal lower extremities; his neurologic and electrodiagnostic abnormalities affected mainly the feet. In this case report we underline the importance of early diagnosis and treatment to prevent neurological damage and the role of serial electromyographic and nerve conduction studies in thallium poisoning. These investigations allowed the authors to depict the electrophysiologic course of peripheral nervous system involvement over six years following poisoning.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Tálio
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Eletrodiagnóstico
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Doenças do Sistema Nervoso
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Neurol Sci
Assunto da revista:
NEUROLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Itália