RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Toxic polyneuropathy due to glue sniffing
JF Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
JO J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 848
OP 853
DO 10.1136/jnnp.37.7.848
VO 37
IS 7
A1 Ikuo Goto
A1 Mutsuro Matsumura
A1 Naohide Inoue
A1 Yoshiyuki Murai
A1 Kenshiro Shida
A1 Tetsuji Santa
A1 Yoshigoro Kuroiwa
YR 1974
UL http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/37/7/848.abstract
AB Four cases of toxic polyneuropathy due to glue-sniffing were reported. Neurological examination revealed motor predominant mixed type polyneuropathy. The cause of polyneuropathies in these cases was considered to be due to the inhalation of the vaporized elements of the adhesive agent, which contain mainly n-hexane and toluene. N-hexane is considered to be chiefly responsible for the polyneuropathy, though toluene also could have some influence on the illness.