title: Toxic encephalopathy from chlorobenzilate poisoning: report of a case.
abstract: Chlorobenzilate is an organochlorine insecticide with toxicity like those of Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT). A patient who developed toxic encephalopathy after exposure to chlorobenzilate mist, with associated clinical and EEG abnormalities, is briefly reported. Some unusual features of his clinical picture are pointed out.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001561:Benzilates / Q000506:poisoning*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007306:Insecticides / Q000506:poisoning*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D001561:Benzilates; D007306:Insecticides; C004659:chlorobenzilate