Organophosphate-induced delayed neuropathy: Case report

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1003-1007

  Vasconcellos, Luiz Felipe R ^a,b,c   Leite, Ana Cláudia ^a,b   Nascimento, Osvaldo J M ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Neuropathy; Organophosphate; Polyneuropathy

Indexed keywords

DICHLORVOS; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; INSECTICIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERESTHESIA; MOTOR NEUROPATHY; NEUROPATHY; PARESIS; POLYNEUROPATHY; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG EFFECT; MOTONEURON; TIME;

ADULT; DICHLORVOS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERESTHESIA; INSECTICIDES; MOTOR NEURONS; PARESIS; POLYNEUROPATHIES; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036898032     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2002000600022     Document Type: Article

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