Carbon Disulfide Intoxication from Overdosage of Disulfiram

FRANCIS J. KANE, JR.Authors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 127, Number 5

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.127.5.690

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The author discusses a case of acute brain syndrome with depression, peripheral neuropathy, and transient parkinsonism following ingestion of large amounts of disulfiram. He reviews clinical and experimental evidence bearing on the relationship between disulfiram and its metabolite, carbon disulfide, and reviews similarities in the syndromes associated with the toxicity of each.

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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 127 • Number 5 • November 1970

Pages: 690 - 694

PubMed: 4321579

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Published in print: November 1970

Published online: 1 April 2006

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FRANCIS J. KANE, JR.

Associate professor of psychiatry, department of psychiatry, North Carolina Memorial Hospital, Chapel Hill, N.C. 27514

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Carbon Disulfide Intoxication from Overdosage of Disulfiram

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