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Transient opsoclonus in organophosphate poisoning
Author(s) -
Bleecker J. L.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1992.tb05138.x
Subject(s) - organophosphate poisoning , cholinesterase , parathion , opsoclonus , organophosphate , cholinergic , medicine , parathion methyl , neuroblastoma , biology , pesticide , genetics , agronomy , cell culture
Opsoclonus transiently occurred in the acute stage of combined parathion and methyl‐parathion poisoning. Despite persistent cholinesterase inhibition this symptom subsided spontaneously. This observation provides strong evidence for cholinergic pathways being reversibly involved in isolated opsoclonus.