2024
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.62877
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The Enigma of Delayed Neurotoxicity in Organophosphate Poisoning: A Case Report of Clinical Presentation With Normal MRI Findings

Jayksh Chhabra,
Akankshi Oberoi,
Neha Pandita
et al.

Abstract: Organophosphates (OP) are the most widely used pesticides globally and are misused for suicides because of their easy availability. It leads to functional impairment of distal segments of sensory and motor axons of peripheral nerves, as well as impacting the ascending and descending spinal tracts. It progresses through latent, progressive, static, and improvement phases. In the improvement phase, peripheral nerve regeneration occurs, revealing the spinal cord lesion with myelopathic features. The acute symptom… Show more

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