Peripheral Neuropathy due to Gasoline Sniffing
- 1 January 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by S. Karger AG in European Neurology
- Vol. 19 (6) , 419-421
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000115184
Abstract
A case of polyneuropathy in a 14 yr old boy, a chronic gasoline sniffer, is reported. Clinical and electromyographic examination showed a symmetrical motor involvement, mainly distally and in the lower limbs. A sural nerve biopsy showed only slight changes, of axonal and demyelinating type. The role of gasoline toxic substances in the etiology of this rare polyneuropathy is discussed.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- The Neurological Manifestations of Chronic Inhalation of Leaded GasolineDevelopmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 1978
- Acute and chronic progressive encephalopathy due to gasoline sniffingNeurology, 1978