Neurological complications of ethylene glycol intoxication. Report of a case

Arch Neurol. 1981 Nov;38(11):724-6. doi: 10.1001/archneur.1981.00510110084016.

Abstract

A 29-year-old man suffered bilateral facial nerve paralysis, dysarthria, dysphagia, ataxia, visual deterioration, and internal ophthalmoplegia after ethylene glycol ingestion.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Central Nervous System Diseases / etiology*
  • Ethylene Glycols / poisoning*
  • Gait
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Muscular Diseases / etiology
  • Speech Disorders / etiology
  • Vision Disorders / etiology

Substances

  • Ethylene Glycols