Neurological manifestation of methyl bromide intoxication

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 421-426

  Suwanlaong, Kanokrat ^a   Phanthumchinda, Kammant ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Intoxication; Methyl bromide

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE; METHYL BROMIDE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE TOXICITY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BRAIN DAMAGE; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONVULSION; DIZZINESS; GAIT DISORDER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERREFLEXIA; INFECTION CONTROL; INHALATION; INTOXICATION; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NAUSEA; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPATHY; NEUROTOXICITY; NOCICEPTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESTHESIA; PYRAMIDAL SIGN; THAILAND; TREMOR; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; VERTIGO; VIBRATION SENSE; VISUAL DISORDER; VOMITING;

ADULT; BRAIN DISEASES; BRAIN STEM; CEREBELLAR DISEASES; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, BROMINATED; MALE; NOXAE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARESTHESIA;

EID: 41749088064     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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