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Biballism is an infrequent hyperkinetic disorder characterized by always ceaseless, repetitive, complex, violent involuntary movement involving proximal muscles. Biballism is classically ascribed to ischemic stroke in the subthalamic nucleus or...
Status epilepticus and hypotension are the main causes of death from glufosinate-surfactant herbicide (GluSH) poisoning. Affected patients do not respond to general treatment. We encountered a 57 year-old female patient...
Although glufosinate ammonium herbicides are considered safe when used properly, ingestion of the undiluted form can cause grave outcomes. Recently, we treated a 34-yr-old man who ingested glufosinate ammonium herbicide....
PURPOSE: Glufosinate poisoning can cause neurologic complications that may be difficult to treat due to delayed manifestation. Studies assessing possible predictors of complications are lacking. Although serum ammonia level is...