Persistent cerebellar ataxia after exposure to toluene
β Scribed by John William Boor; Dr. Howard I. Hurtig
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1977
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 345 KB
- Volume
- 2
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-5134
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β¦ Synopsis
Abstract
An optometrist and a glue sniffer exposed independently to toluene vapors developed cerebellar, pyramidal, and cognitive dysfunction. All deficits cleared completely in the former but persisted in the latter. The findings confirm a previous report of a tolueneβinduced neurological syndrome that is exclusively central, sparing peripheral nerves.
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