Hallucinatory fish poisoning (ichthyoallyeinotoxism): Two case reports from the western mediterranean and literature review

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 185-188

  De Haro, Luc ^a   Pommier, Philip ^a  

^a Child and Adolescent Psychopathology Unit Salvator Hospital Public Assistance Marseille Hospitals University Aix Marseille II   (France)

Author keywords

Dreamfish; Hallucinatory Fish Poisoning; Ichthyoallyeinotoxism; Ichthyosarcotoxism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDITORY HALLUCINATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FUNCTION DISORDER; FISH; FOOD POISONING; HUMAN; ICHTHYOALLYEINOTOXISM; LITERATURE; MALE; SARPA SALPA; VISUAL HALLUCINATION; ANIMAL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; HALLUCINATION; PERCIFORMES; SEA FOOD;

CIGUATERA; SARPA SALPA;

MARINE TOXIN;

ADULT; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; FOOD POISONING; HALLUCINATIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MARINE TOXINS; PERCIFORMES; SEAFOOD;

EID: 33645989974     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15563650500514590     Document Type: Article

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