Two-year follow-up of two patients after severe thallium intoxication

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RIV/00064165:_____/09:4367

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Two-year follow-up of two patients after severe thallium intoxication

Original language description

We report two patients who were repeatedly exposed to thallium poisoning experienced hair loss, polyneuropathy, and visual impairment. Nerve conduction studies (NCSs), visual evoked potentials (VEP), brainstem auditory evoked potentials (BAEP) changes, and optical neuropathy developed within a few months latency after the first subjective signs. Thallium poisoning was confirmed by toxicological analysis of blood and/or urine and feces in both the patients and in the microscopic hair analysis of the daughter. Both patients were treated with Prussian blue. The hair loss was fully reversible. During a 2-year follow-up after the poisoning, polpolyneuropathy in the lower extremities improved substantially. Additionally, severe asymmetrical vision impairmentpersists in both women, with central scotomata and impaired color discrimination in both eyes. Substantial improvement of their visual function is unlikely.

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

FE - Other fields of internal medicine

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

Z - Vyzkumny zamer (s odkazem do CEZ)

Publication year

2009

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Human & Experimental Toxicology

ISSN

0960-3271

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Volume of the periodical

28

Issue of the periodical within the volume

5

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

10

Pages from-to

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UT code for WoS article

000269819900002

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