| Title : The neurophysiologic examination in organophosphate ester poisoning. Case report and review of the literature - Van den Neucker_1991_Electromyogr.Clin.Neurophysiol_31_507 |
| Author(s) : Van den Neucker K , Vanderstraeten G , De Muynck M , De Wilde V |
| Ref : Electromyogr Clin Neurophysiol , 31 :507 , 1991 |
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Abstract :
A 65-year-old woman who has been admitted after organophosphate-induced poisoning (Fenthion), develops pareses as a result of neuromuscular junctional dysfunction 7 days post-exposure. These findings are consistent with an intermediate syndrome, which may appear within 24 to 96 hours of exposure and subsides after 5 to 18 days. Delayed polyneuropathy develops within 1 to 3 weeks and abates after 6 to 12 months. A distal axonopathy can be demonstrated. Several authors have attempted EMG monitoring of pesticide-workers in agricultural and industrial settings. The electrophysiologic examination is an important diagnostic adjunct in the development and course of muscle paresis following organophosphate-ester poising. |
| PubMedSearch : Van den Neucker_1991_Electromyogr.Clin.Neurophysiol_31_507 |
| PubMedID: 1665780 |
Van den Neucker K, Vanderstraeten G, De Muynck M, De Wilde V (1991)
The neurophysiologic examination in organophosphate ester poisoning. Case report and review of the literature
Electromyogr Clin Neurophysiol
31 :507
Van den Neucker K, Vanderstraeten G, De Muynck M, De Wilde V (1991)
Electromyogr Clin Neurophysiol
31 :507