Neurological disorders associated with cassava diet: a review of putative etiological mechanisms.

Adamolekun, Bola

Adamolekun, Bola.

Affiliation

Adamolekun B; Department of Neurology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 855 Monroe Avenue, Memphis, TN 38163, USA. badamole@uthsc.edu

Metab Brain Dis ; 26(1): 79-85, 2011 Mar.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21327546

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Diet/adverse effects; Manihot/chemistry; Neurotoxicity Syndromes/etiology; Nitriles/chemistry; Thiamine Deficiency/etiology; Africa; Ataxia/etiology; Ataxia/pathology; Child; Child, Preschool; Cyanides/chemistry; Cyanides/metabolism; Female; Glucosides/chemistry; Glucosides/metabolism; Hearing Loss, Sensorineural/etiology; Hearing Loss, Sensorineural/pathology; Humans; Male; Optic Atrophy/etiology; Optic Atrophy/pathology; Paraparesis, Spastic/etiology; Paraparesis, Spastic/pathology; Plant Roots/chemistry; Polyneuropathies/etiology; Polyneuropathies/pathology; Thiamine Deficiency/pathology; Thiocyanates/metabolism; Thiocyanates/urine; Young Adult

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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Thiamine Deficiency / Manihot / Neurotoxicity Syndromes / Diet / Nitriles Type of study: Etiology_studies / Risk_factors_studies Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: En Journal: Metab Brain Dis Year: 2011 Type: Article Affiliation country: United States

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