A case of chronic toluene intoxication presenting stimulus - Sensitive segmental spinal myoclonus

Brain and Nerve

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 399-403

  Sugiyama Oishi, Ayame ^a   Arakawa, Kenji ^a   Araki, Eiichi ^a   Yamada, Takeshi ^a   Tobimatsu, Shozo ^a   Kira, Juirichi ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chronic toluene intoxication; Stimulus sensitive spinal myoclonus; Tendon tap; Thinner

Indexed keywords

HIPPURIC ACID; THINNER; TOLUENE;

ADULT; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EVOKED RESPONSE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; MYOCLONUS; NAUSEA; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; TREMOR; URINARY EXCRETION; VERTIGO;

CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCLONUS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SENSATION; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; TOLUENE;

EID: 0034044715     PISSN: 00068969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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