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Query: UMLS:C0002736 (
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
)
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A 34-years-old floor-layer developed optic neuropathy and motor neuron disease after being accidentally exposed to a solvent mixture containing methanol and other substances.
Optic neuropathy
is a complication of methanol poisoning, but the onset of a motor neuron disorder resembling
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
after the exposure to these substances has not been previously described. The temporal onset of the clinical symptoms, biological plausibility, young age of the patient and absence of neurological disorders in the family history raises suspicion of a possible causative relationship.
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PMID:Motor neuron disease and optic neuropathy after acute exposure to a methanol-containing solvent mixture. 1551 8
