Citation

Wu RM, Chang YC, Chiu HC. J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatry 1990; 53(4): 356-357.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1990, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1136/jnnp.53.4.356

PMID

2160519

PMCID

PMC1014180

Abstract

A 23 year old male developed abdominal pain, diarrhoea, and vomiting several hours after poisoning with acute triphenyltin intoxication in a suicide attempt. Severe ataxia, dysmetria, nystagmus, and blurring of vision soon supervened. Disturbance of consciousness and confusion developed 12 days later and lasted for two months. A delayed sensorimotor polyneuropathy was shown by electrophysiological studies to be due to axonal degeneration and demyelination. The neuropathy rapidly recovered after consciousness was regained.

Language: en

Keywords

Adult; Brain Diseases; Consciousness; Humans; Male; Organotin Compounds; Peripheral Nervous System Diseases