The polyneuropathy caused by chronic Gasoline Sniffing is reported to be a gradually progressive, symmetric, sensorimotor polyneuropathy. The report of gasoline sniffing by three 12, 16 and18 years old brothers (Respectively 5, 8 and 11 years of gasoline inhalation addiction) that referred with peripheral neuropathy was studied. The conditions were characterized by relatively small reduction in nerve conduction velocity (depending on the severity of nerve involvement) and to some degree in all four limbs with moderate to severe sensory and motor involvement, lower limbs had worse conditions than upper limbs. The neuropathy was attributed to the N-hexane and tetraethyl, the lead components of gasoline. Educational efforts about the dangers of gasoline sniffing are essential.
Hassan Abadi, H., Azhari, A., & Rahimi, H. (2013). Polyneuropathy in gasoline addiction, a report of three cases. Journal of Paramedical Sciences & Rehabilitation, 2(1), 55-62. doi: 10.22038/jpsr.2013.506
MLA
H Hassan Abadi; A Azhari; H.R Rahimi. "Polyneuropathy in gasoline addiction, a report of three cases". Journal of Paramedical Sciences & Rehabilitation, 2, 1, 2013, 55-62. doi: 10.22038/jpsr.2013.506
HARVARD
Hassan Abadi, H., Azhari, A., Rahimi, H. (2013). 'Polyneuropathy in gasoline addiction, a report of three cases', Journal of Paramedical Sciences & Rehabilitation, 2(1), pp. 55-62. doi: 10.22038/jpsr.2013.506
VANCOUVER
Hassan Abadi, H., Azhari, A., Rahimi, H. Polyneuropathy in gasoline addiction, a report of three cases. Journal of Paramedical Sciences & Rehabilitation, 2013; 2(1): 55-62. doi: 10.22038/jpsr.2013.506
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