title: Nongenetic cause of epileptic seizures in 2 otherwise healthy Chinese families: tetramine--case presentation and literature survey.
abstract: Tetramine, a banned rodenticide, is repeatedly reported to induce epileptic seizures in healthy people. Because both doctors and patients are often not aware of earlier tetramine contact, the occurrence of seizures is easily misdiagnosed as primary epilepsy. In this study, 8 cases in 2 families with generalized tonic-clonic seizures, most probably induced by tetramine, are presented. The clinical manifestation, electroencephalogram characteristics, and treatment measures of tetramine poisoning are summarized. There is the possibility of tetramine toxicity as a cause of epidemic epileptic seizures.
authors.affiliation: The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Xuefeng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Zheng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Ulrich
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Stephani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001952:Bridged-Ring Compounds / Q000506:poisoning*; D002648:Child; D004830:Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic / Q000139:chemically induced*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012378:Rodenticides / Q000506:poisoning
chemical_list: D001952:Bridged-Ring Compounds; D012378:Rodenticides; C010349:tetramethylenedisulfotetramine