Encephalopathy and peripheral neuropathy following carbon monoxide poisoning from a propane-fueled vehicle

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 765-768

  Kelafant, Geoffrey A ^a,b  

^a Center for Occupatioanl Health   (United States)

^b Center for Occupational Health   (United States)

Author keywords

carbon monoxide; encephalopathy; neuropathy; poisoning; propane

Indexed keywords

FUEL; PROPANE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN TOXICITY; CARBON MONOXIDE INTOXICATION; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; MALE; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BRAIN DISEASES; CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIZZINESS; FATIGUE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOSSIL FUELS; HEADACHE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PROPANE; REFLEX, ABNORMAL; SENSATION DISORDERS; TREMOR;

EID: 0029976867     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0274(199612)30:6<765::AID-AJIM14>3.0.CO;2-0     Document Type: Article

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