Parkinsonism after glycine‐derivate exposure
- 14 May 2001
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Movement Disorders
- Vol. 16 (3), 565-568
- https://doi.org/10.1002/mds.1105
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
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