Nervous system toxicity of thallium
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1671-8925.2016.03.024
- VernacularTitle:金属铊的神经系统毒性
- Author:
Linbin DONG
1
;
Binbin SUN
;
Shuangyi FAN
Author Information
1. 军事医学科学院附属医院神经内科
- Keywords:
Thallium;
Poisoning;
Nervous system
- From:
Chinese Journal of Neuromedicine
2016;15(3):322-324
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
With the recent frequent cases of thallium poisoning,it has become the focus of attention.Rare metal thallium has extremely nervous system toxicity,with strong occult,which can be easily misdiagnosed as acute phase Guillain-Barre syndrome.When gastrointestinal symptoms appear,hair loss should be considered thallium poisoning;it can be diagnosed by blood and urine toxicology screening,and Prussian blue is the current effective detoxification methods.
