title: Neurologic complications of dropsy: from possibility to reality.
abstract: Epidemic dropsy, which results from the accidental ingestion of mustard oil adulterated with argemone oil, has been associated with certain neurologic symptoms. The occurrence of objective neurologic involvement has, however, precluded this illness. We report two cases, who were victims of epidemic dropsy in the recent outbreak in India and showed objective neurologic deficit in the form of brachial neuritis.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Neurology and Biochemistry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012, India. sudeshp@cpindia.com
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Prabhakar
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Khurana
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Gill
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Choudhary
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lal
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Das
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004487:Edema / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D005506:Food Contamination; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D020258:Neurotoxicity Syndromes / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000506:poisoning
chemical_list: D010938:Plant Oils; C030610:argemone oil