title: Neuropathy in a petrol sniffer.
abstract: A 4 year old boy developed a profound motor neuropathy after repeated deliberate inhalation of petroleum vapour. The condition was characterised by extreme slowing of the nerve conduction velocity. He made a gradual recovery over six months. The neuropathy was attributed to the N-hexane component of petroleum.
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009046:Motor Neurons / Q000187:drug effects; D009431:Neural Conduction / Q000187:drug effects; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D010578:Petroleum; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D010578:Petroleum