title: Vestibular response in denatured rape oil intoxication.
abstract: During the spring of 1981 a massive intoxication broke out in Spain, which is presently attributed to the ingestion of denatured rape oil, and which has been called 'Toxic Syndrome' (TS). We studied 51 patients affected by the TS one year after the onset of their disease, analyzing their vestibular responses in the caloric test with the help of an analog-digital computer. A significant decrease in the number of nystagmic beats of the affected patients can be observed, while the rest of the parameters studied show similar values to those found simultaneously in 30 normal subjects. It is suggested that these differences are yet another manifestation of the polyneuropathy found in intoxication by denatured rape oil.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001937:Brassica; D002150:Caloric Tests; D002648:Child; D004585:Electrooculography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009760:Nystagmus, Physiologic; D009821:Oils / Q000506:poisoning*; D012021:Reflex, Abnormal / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014722:Vestibule, Labyrinth / Q000503:physiopathology*
chemical_list: D009821:Oils