Acute reversible neurotoxicity associated with inhalation of ethyl chloride: A case report

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 113, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 909-910

  Demarest, Caitlin ^a   Torgovnick, Josh ^a   Sethi, Nitin K ^b   Arsura, Edward ^a   Sethi, Prahlad K ^c  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c SIR GANGA RAM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Ethyl chloride; Inhalant abuse; Maximum Impact; Neurotoxicity

Indexed keywords

CHLOROETHANE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; INHALANT ABUSE; LIMB WEAKNESS; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROTOXICITY; SLURRED SPEECH; UNSTEADINESS; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; BRAIN; ETHYL CHLORIDE; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; INHALANT ABUSE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 81155131291     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: 18726968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2011.05.004     Document Type: Article

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