Citation

Ramírez-Campos J, Ramos-Peek J, Martínez-Barros M, Zamora-Peralta M, Martínez-Cerrato J. Gac. Med. Mex. 1998; 134(2): 241-246.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, Academia Nacional De Medicina de Mexico)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9619002

Abstract

Although peripheral neuropathy is a fairly common finding in chronic arsenic poisoning, little is known about the acute effects of this metal on peripheral nerves. This report shows clinical and electrophysiological findings in a patient who developed peripheral neuropathy only three days after a high-dose ingestion of this metal due to a failed suicide attempt. We speculate that peripheral nerves and some cranial nerves can show not only clinical but also subclinical involvement that can only be detected by neurophysiological studies.

Language: es

Keywords

Acute Disease; Adult; Arsenic Poisoning; Electromyography; Female; Humans; Neural Conduction; Peripheral Nervous System Diseases; Suicide, Attempted