Journal or Publishing Institution: Movement Disorders
Date of Publication: 05/14/2001
Study: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/mds.1105/full
Author(s): Barbosa, E.R., Leiros da Costa, M.D., Bacheschi, L.A., Scaff, M. and Leite, C.C.
Article Type: Peer Reviewed Study
Abstract:
This 54-year-old man accidentally sprayed himself with the chemical agent glyphosate, a herbicide derived from the amino acid glycine. He developed disseminated skin lesions 6 hours after the accident. One month later, he developed a symmetrical parkinsonian syndrome. Two years after the initial exposure to glyphosate, magnetic resonance imaging revealed hyperintense signal in the globus pallidus and substantia nigra, bilaterally, on T2-weighted images. Levodopa/benserazide 500/125 mg daily provided satisfactory clinical outcome.
Keywords: glyphosate, herbicides, pesticides, neurotoxicity, Parkinsonism, case study
Citation:
Barbosa, E.R., Leiros da Costa, M.D., Bacheschi, L.A., Scaff, M. and Leite, C.C., 2001. Parkinsonism after glycine‐derivate exposure. Movement Disorders: Official Journal of the Movement Disorder Society, 16(3), pp.565-568.
Category:
- Health effects
- Pesticide use
Record ID: 132
