Experiment 1151972
Details
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Pharmacology | |
| Administration route | ORAL |
| Organism | Brassica napus (BRASSICACEAE) |
| Citation | GILSANZ,V: ALVAREZ,JL: SERRANO,S: SIMON,J:. (1984). EVOLUTION OF THE ALIMENTARY TOXIC OIL SYNDROME DUE TO INGESTION OF DENATURED RAPESEED OIL.. 144(2) |
| Amount utilized | |
| Compound isolated | |
| Disease | THIS STUDY FOLLOWS THE CASES OF PATIENTS ADMITTED FOR TOXIC OIL SYNDROME DUE TO INGESTING DENATURED RAPESEED OIL SOLD AS COOKING OIL. THE FIRST STAGE CONSISTS OF A FEBRILE STATE WITH OTHER FEATURES INCLUDING ASTHENIA,CEPHALEA,AND SKIN ERUPTIONS. THE FREQUENCY OF THESE MANIFESTATIONS IS HIGHER IN CHILDREN. IN THE SECOND STAGE THERE IS A PREDOMINANCE OF NEUROMUSCULAR ALTERATIONS INCLUDING MYALGIA,MUSCULAR WEAKNESS, AND ATROPHY WITH MIXED POLYNEUROPATHY. IN THIS STUDY, 317 PATIENTS WERE REVIEWED AFTER 12 MONTHS. NO RESIDUAL AFFECTS WERE SEEN IN 59.9%,MILD MIALGIA IN 39.4%,SEVERE MYOPATHY AND NEUROPATHY DEVELOPED IN 3.2%,AND THE OVERALL MORTALITY WAS 4.4%. POST MORTEM FINDINGS ARE DISCUSSED. |
| Dose amount | VAR |
| Number | 1 |
| Qualitative result | ACTIVE |
| Animal | HUMAN ADULT |
| Dose expression | DOSE |
| Extract | SEED OIL |