Acute encephalopathy following petrol sniffing in two aboriginal patients

R H Rischbieth; G N Thompson; A Hamilton-Bruce; G H Purdie; J H Peters

Acute encephalopathy following petrol sniffing in two aboriginal patients

Clin Exp Neurol. 1987:23:191-4.

Authors

R H Rischbieth¹, G N Thompson, A Hamilton-Bruce, G H Purdie, J H Peters

Affiliation

¹ Department of Clinical Chemistry, Adelaide Children's Hospital, South Australia.

PMID: 3665169

Abstract

Two instances of acute encephalopathy following petrol sniffing in Australian Aboriginals are reported. In one case recovery was incomplete 6 weeks after cessation of exposure to the toxin.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Australia
Child
Encephalitis / chemically induced*
Encephalitis / therapy
Follow-Up Studies
Gasoline*
Humans
Lead Poisoning / diagnosis*
Lead Poisoning / therapy
Male
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander*
Petroleum*
Substance-Related Disorders / diagnosis*
Substance-Related Disorders / therapy
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

Gasoline
Petroleum