Etiology of Konzo, epidemic spastic paraparesis associated with cyanogenic glycosides in cassava: Role of thiamine deficiency?

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 296, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 30-33

  Adamolekun, Bola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cassava; Diet; Etiology; Konzo; Spastic paraparesis; Sulfur amino acids; Thiamine deficiency; Tropics

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CYANIDE; GLYCOSIDE; HYDROGEN CYANIDE; SULFUR; THIAMINE; THIAZOLE;

AFRICA; BRAIN DISEASE; CASSAVA; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYANIDE POISONING; DETOXIFICATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; KONZO; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSORY NEUROPATHY; SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA; THIAMINE DEFICIENCY;

EID: 77956886527     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2010.06.016     Document Type: Article

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