TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - An electrophysiological study of the intermediate syndrome of organophosphate poisoning
JO  - Journal of clinical neuroscience
A1  - Lorenzoni, Paulo Jose
A1  - Gasparetto, Juliano
A1  - Kay, Claudia Suemi Kamoi
A1  - Scola, Rosana Herminia
A1  - Werneck, Lineu Cesar
SP  - 1217
EP  - 1219
VL  - 17
IS  - 9
N2  - Acute organophosphate (OP) poisoning is commonly seen in emergency medicine. Neurologists must be alert to detect neuromuscular transmission failure and other neurological complications that follow OP poisoning. We report a 37-year-old male with acute OP poisoning to emphasize the electrophysiological abnormalities during the intermediate syndrome (IMS). Motor nerve conduction studies revealed that a single nerve stimulation evoked a repetitive compound muscle action potential, whereas repetitive nerve stimulation resulted in a combination of a decrement-increment pattern and a repetitive fade response. Thus, electrophysiological studies can be used to monitor patients with IMS, and these test results correlate well with clinical findings in acute OP poisoning.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0967-5868
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2009.11.016
ID  - ref1
ER  -