Case Report
Chronic Gasoline Inhalation
Abstract
AbstractA 14-year-old Negro boy presented with a chronic (six year), accelerating history of gasoline inhalation with recent choreiform movements, delirium, and elevated urine lead excretion. Extensive studies and the clinical course implicated “gasoline sniffing” as the etiologic agent. An EEG remained moderately abnormal four months after cessation of the habit. However, no conclusion could be drawn as to the development of permanent brain damage.This content is limited to qualifying members.
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