Tremor syndrome associated with a fungal toxin: Sequelae of food contamination

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 182, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 582-584

  Lewis, Peter R ^a   Donoghue, Michael B ^a   Hocking, Ailsa D ^c   Cook, Lucy ^b   Granger, Linda V ^a  

^a Central Coast Health   (Australia)

^b Central Coast Health   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MYCOTOXIN; NEUROTOXIN; PENITREM A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGED; ARTICLE; CANNED FOOD; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD POISONING; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOULD; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM CRUSTOSUM; TREMOR;

EID: 20444485352     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2005.tb06819.x     Document Type: Article

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