Peripheral neuropathy due to gasoline sniffing - A case report

Eur Neurol. 1980;19(6):419-21. doi: 10.1159/000115184.

Abstract

A case of polyneuropathy in a 14-year-old boy, a chronic gasoline sniffer, is reported. Clinical and electromyographic examination showed a symmetrical motor involvement, mainly distally and in the lower limbs. A sural nerve biopsy showed only slight changes, both of axonal and demyelinating type. The role of gasoline toxic substances in the etiology of this rare polyneuropathy is discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Gasoline / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / chemically induced*
  • Petroleum / adverse effects*
  • Substance-Related Disorders / physiopathology*
  • Tetraethyl Lead / adverse effects

Substances

  • Gasoline
  • Petroleum
  • Tetraethyl Lead