title: [Impairment of retinal function in acute thallium poisoning].
abstract: In case of an acute intoxication by thallium accompanied by a severe loss of visual acuity and deficiency of the visual field, ERG changes were found, even though the fundus appeared to be normal. The scotopic b-wave amplitude was hypernormal and the amplitude-intensity relation of the b-wave component was pathologic. Therefore, it seems that the toxic action of thallium is also concentrated in the retina, possibly resulting in an ascendent (retinal) atrophy of the optic nerve.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D004596:Electroretinography; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011115:Polyneuropathies / Q000139:chemically induced; D012160:Retina / Q000187:drug effects*; D013793:Thallium / Q000506:poisoning*
chemical_list: D013793:Thallium
vernacular_title: Netzhautfunktionsschädigung bei akuter Thalliumintoxikation.