Clinical manifestations and management of acute thallium poisoning

European Neurology

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 292-297

  Zhao, Guohua ^a   Ding, Meiping ^a   Zhang, Baorong ^a   Lv, Wen ^b   Yin, Houmin ^a   Zhang, Liang ^a   Ying, Zhilin ^a   Zhang, Qiong ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Hemodialysis; Hemoperfusion; Peripheral neuropathy; Thallium poisoning

Indexed keywords

FERRIC FERROCYANIDE; GLUTATHIONE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MORPHINE; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; POTASSIUM; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ACUTE THALLIUM POISONING; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DERMATOLOGY; DIURESIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEAVY METAL POISONING; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMOPERFUSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HEMOPERFUSION; HUMANS; LAXATIVES; MALE; POLYNEUROPATHIES; POTASSIUM; RENAL DIALYSIS; SKIN DISEASES; THALLIUM; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

EID: 52549085665     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000157883     Document Type: Article

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