title: Biological neurotoxins.
abstract: The authors divide biological toxins into animal, plant, and bacterial classes and discuss each within a context of demographic, clinical and research examples. Advances in our knowledge are highlighted, and the authors relate the implications of this knowledge to target-specific neurologic involvement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, Il 60612, USA.
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Goetz
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Meisel
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D020258:Neurotoxicity Syndromes / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D014118:Toxins, Biological / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000145:classification
chemical_list: D014118:Toxins, Biological