Chronic thallitoxicosis: treatment of the choreiform sequelae
Patterson, J.F.
Southern Medical Journal 68(7): 923-925
1975
ISSN/ISBN: 0038-4348 PMID: 1154079 Document Number: 84145
A case of chronic thallium poisoning of 10 to 15 years' duration is presented in detail. The exact duration could not be determined. Treatment of the choreiform sequelae with levodopa is described for the first time. A system for classification of thallium poisoning is proposed.
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