Neurological features after consumption of a variety of neo-caledonian shellfish (Tectus pyramis);Manifestations neurologiques consecutives la consommation d'un coquillage du lagon caledonien

Revue Neurologique

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 65-66

  Angibaud, G ^a   Leveque J M ^b   Laurent, D ^c   Gaultier, C ^a  

^a Service de Neurologie   (New Caledonia)

^b Service SAMU Urgences   (New Caledonia)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (New Caledonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CASE REPORT; CONFUSION; EYE DISEASE; FOOD POISONING; HUMAN; NEUROTOXICITY; SEPTIC SHOCK; SHELLFISH; STUPOR; COMA; FATALITY; MALE; SEA FOOD;

CIGUATOXIN;

ADULT; ATAXIA; CIGUATOXINS; COMA; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MALE; SEAFOOD; SHELLFISH; SHOCK, SEPTIC;

EID: 17444447588     PISSN: 00353787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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