Three cases of recurrent epileptic seizures caused by Endosulfan

Neurology India

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 102-103

  Kutluhan, Suleyman ^a   Akhan, G ^a   Gultekin, F ^a   Kurdoglu, E ^b  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b Kutahya Evliya Celebi State Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acute symptomatic seizure; Endosulfan; Insecticide; Provoked seizure

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; DIAZEPAM; ENDOSULFAN; INSECTICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONVALESCENCE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERVENTILATION; INTENSIVE CARE; INTOXICATION; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RURAL AREA; SEIZURE; SUICIDE; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ENDOSULFAN; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; INSECTICIDES; MALE; RECURRENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 0042304016     PISSN: 00283886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (14)

1. Commission on Classification and Terminology of the International League Against Epilepsy. Proposal for revised classification of epilepsies and epileptic syndromes. Epilepsia 1989;30:389-99.
2. Commission on Epidemiology and Prognosis, International League Against Epiolepsy: Guidelines for epilepsy for Epidemiologic Studies on Epilepsy. Epilepsia 1993;34:592-6.
3. Smith AG. Chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticides. In: Hayes WJ, Laws ER, eds. Handbook of Pesticide Toxicology. San Diego: Academic Press; 1991. pp. 731-45.
4. Blanco-Coronado JL, Repetto M, Ginestel RJ, Vicente JR, Yelamos F, Lardelli A. Acute intoxication by endosulfan. J Toxicol Clin Toxicol 1992;30:575-83.
5. Tiberin P, Kristal N, Israeli R. EEG findings in poisoning by endosulfan (C9H603Cl6S). Electroencephalogr Clin Neurophsiol 1970;28:642.
6. Venkateswarlu K, Suryarao K, Srinivas V, Sivaprakash N, Jagannadharao NR, Mythilai A. Endosulfan poisoning - A clinical profile. J Assoc Physicians India 2000;48:323-5.
7. Sood AK, Yadav SP, Sood S. Endosulphan poisoning presenting as status epilepticus. Indian J Med Sci 1994;48:68-79.
8. Chugh SN, Dhawan R, Agrawal N, Mahajan SK. Endosulfan poisoning in Northern Indian: A report of 18 cases. Int J Clin Pharmacol Ther 1998;36:474-7.
9. Singh N, Singh CP, Kumar H, Brar GK. Endosulfan poisoning: A study of 22 cases. J Assoc Physicians India 1992;40:87-8.
10. Gill TS, Pande J, Tewari H. Effects of endosulfan on the blood and organ chemistry of freshwater fish, Barbus conchonius Hamilton. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 1991b;21:80-91.
11. Gilbert ME. Preconvulsant activity of endosulfan in Amygdala kingling. Neurotoxicol Teratol 1992;14:143-9.
12. Gilbert ME. A characterization of chemical kindling with the pesticide endosulfan. Neurotoxicol Teratol 1992;14:151-8.
13. Casida EJ. Insecticide action at the GABA-Gated chrloride channel: Recognition, Progress and prospects. Arch Insect Biochem Physiol 1993;22:13-23.
14. Agrawal AK, Anand M, Zaidi NF, Seth PK. Involvement of serotonergic receptors in endosulfant neurotoxicity. Biochem Pharmacol 1983;32:3591-3.