Citation

Umehara F, Izumo S, Arimura K, Osame M. J. Neurol. 1991; 238(1): 47-48.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1991, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/BF00319711

PMID

2030373

Abstract

A 55-year-old woman who attempted suicide by ingesting 200 ml of m-tolyl methyl carbamate (MTMC) is reported. She was comatose for 3 days and, upon recovery, had notable paraesthesia in her lower limbs and difficulty in walking. Neurological examination revealed sensorimotor polyneuropathy. Sural nerve biopsy revealed marked axonal degeneration with a moderate decrease of myelinated fibres.

Language: en

Keywords

Carbamates; Female; Humans; Insecticides; Middle Aged; Nervous System Diseases; Sural Nerve