Organophosphate toxicity: types
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Organophosphate toxicity: types. Respiratory, Weakness, Transient extrapyramidal features, Atropine responsive. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Acute cholinergic syndrome: features
- Respiratory
- Weakness
- Transient extrapyramidal features
- Atropine responsive
Delayed neuropathy syndrome
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Chronic organophosphate-induced neuropsychiatric disorder (COPIND): features
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Other types
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References
- Salvi RM, Lara DR, Ghisolfi ES, Portela LV, Dias RD, Souza DO. Neuropsychiatric evaluation in subjects chronically exposed to organophosphate pesticides. Toxicol Sci 2003; 72:267-271.
- Jamal GA, Hansen S, Pilkington A, et al. A clinical neurological, neurophysiological, and neuropsychological study of sheep farmers and dippers exposed to organophosphate pesticides. Occup Environ Med 2002; 59:434-441.
- Moretto A, Lotti M. Poisoning by organophosphorus insecticides and sensory neuropathy. JNNP 1998; 64:463-468.
- Gautam S, Sapkota S, Ojha R, et al. Delayed myelopathy after organophosphate intoxication: a case report. SAGE Open Med Case Rep 2022; 10:2050313X221104309.
- Nayak P, Mallick AK, Mishra S, Panigrahy D. Organophosphorus-induced toxic myeloneuropathy: series of three adolescent patients with short review. J Pediatr Neurosci 2019; 14:42-45.
