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February 8, 2019

Acute toxic limbic encephalopathy following glyphosate intoxication

March 12, 2019 issue
92 (11) 534-536

Abstract

A 66-year-old man, with a history of Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, coronary artery disease, left partial colectomy for polyps, and alcohol abuse (≈50 g/d), attempted suicide by ingestion of commercially available glyphosate (Round-Up, ≈200 mL). He was admitted to the emergency ward for monitoring and hyperhydration. First clinical and biological workup and gastric endoscopic examinations were normal.

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Neurology®
Volume 92Number 11March 12, 2019
Pages: 534-536
PubMed: 30737339

Publication History

Received: August 31, 2018
Accepted: November 29, 2018
Published online: February 8, 2019
Published in print: March 12, 2019

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Authors

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Vincent Planche, MD, PhD https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3713-227X
From the Institut des Maladies Neurodégénératives (V.P., S.V., N.A., M.B., F.T.), CNRS UMR 5293; Université de Bordeaux (V.P., S.V., N.A., M.B., T.T., F.T.); CHU de Bordeaux (V.P., S.V., N.A., M.B., T.T., F.T.); and Neurocentre Magendie (T.T.), INSERM U1215, Bordeaux, France.
Disclosure
Scientific Advisory Boards:
1.
Merck-Sereno
Gifts:
1.
NONE
Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:
1.
Biogen, Merck-Sereno, ARSEP Foundation
Editorial Boards:
1.
NONE
Patents:
1.
NONE
Publishing Royalties:
1.
NONE
Employment, Commercial Entity:
1.
NONE
Consultancies:
1.
NONE
Speakers' Bureaus:
1.
NONE
Other Activities:
1.
NONE
Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:
1.
NONE
Research Support, Commercial Entities:
1.
NONE
Research Support, Government Entities:
1.
NONE
Research Support, Academic Entities:
1.
NONE
Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
1.
NONE
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NONE
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NONE
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NONE
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NONE
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NONE
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Sylvain Vergnet, MD
From the Institut des Maladies Neurodégénératives (V.P., S.V., N.A., M.B., F.T.), CNRS UMR 5293; Université de Bordeaux (V.P., S.V., N.A., M.B., T.T., F.T.); CHU de Bordeaux (V.P., S.V., N.A., M.B., T.T., F.T.); and Neurocentre Magendie (T.T.), INSERM U1215, Bordeaux, France.
Disclosure
Scientific Advisory Boards:
1.
NONE
Gifts:
1.
NONE
Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:
1.
NONE
Editorial Boards:
1.
NONE
Patents:
1.
NONE
Publishing Royalties:
1.
NONE
Employment, Commercial Entity:
1.
NONE
Consultancies:
1.
NONE
Speakers' Bureaus:
1.
NONE
Other Activities:
1.
NONE
Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:
1.
NONE
Research Support, Commercial Entities:
1.
NONE
Research Support, Government Entities:
1.
NONE
Research Support, Academic Entities:
1.
NONE
Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
1.
NONE
Stock/stock Options/board of Directors Compensation:
1.
NONE
License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:
1.
NONE
Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:
1.
NONE
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1.
NONE
Stock/stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:
1.
NONE
Legal Proceedings:
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Nicolas Auzou, PhD
From the Institut des Maladies Neurodégénératives (V.P., S.V., N.A., M.B., F.T.), CNRS UMR 5293; Université de Bordeaux (V.P., S.V., N.A., M.B., T.T., F.T.); CHU de Bordeaux (V.P., S.V., N.A., M.B., T.T., F.T.); and Neurocentre Magendie (T.T.), INSERM U1215, Bordeaux, France.
Disclosure
Scientific Advisory Boards:
1.
NONE
Gifts:
1.
NONE
Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:
1.
NONE
Editorial Boards:
1.
NONE
Patents:
1.
NONE
Publishing Royalties:
1.
NONE
Employment, Commercial Entity:
1.
NONE
Consultancies:
1.
NONE
Speakers' Bureaus:
1.
NONE
Other Activities:
1.
NONE
Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:
1.
NONE
Research Support, Commercial Entities:
1.
NONE
Research Support, Government Entities:
1.
NONE
Research Support, Academic Entities:
1.
NONE
Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
1.
NONE
Stock/stock Options/board of Directors Compensation:
1.
NONE
License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:
1.
NONE
Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:
1.
NONE
Stock/stock Options, Research Sponsor:
1.
NONE
Stock/stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:
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NONE
Legal Proceedings:
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Marie Bonnet, MSc
From the Institut des Maladies Neurodégénératives (V.P., S.V., N.A., M.B., F.T.), CNRS UMR 5293; Université de Bordeaux (V.P., S.V., N.A., M.B., T.T., F.T.); CHU de Bordeaux (V.P., S.V., N.A., M.B., T.T., F.T.); and Neurocentre Magendie (T.T.), INSERM U1215, Bordeaux, France.
Disclosure
Scientific Advisory Boards:
1.
NONE
Gifts:
1.
NONE
Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:
1.
NONE
Editorial Boards:
1.
NONE
Patents:
1.
NONE
Publishing Royalties:
1.
NONE
Employment, Commercial Entity:
1.
NONE
Consultancies:
1.
NONE
Speakers' Bureaus:
1.
NONE
Other Activities:
1.
NONE
Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:
1.
NONE
Research Support, Commercial Entities:
1.
NONE
Research Support, Government Entities:
1.
NONE
Research Support, Academic Entities:
1.
NONE
Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
1.
NONE
Stock/stock Options/board of Directors Compensation:
1.
NONE
License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:
1.
NONE
Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:
1.
NONE
Stock/stock Options, Research Sponsor:
1.
NONE
Stock/stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:
1.
NONE
Legal Proceedings:
1.
NONE
Thomas Tourdias, MD, PhD
From the Institut des Maladies Neurodégénératives (V.P., S.V., N.A., M.B., F.T.), CNRS UMR 5293; Université de Bordeaux (V.P., S.V., N.A., M.B., T.T., F.T.); CHU de Bordeaux (V.P., S.V., N.A., M.B., T.T., F.T.); and Neurocentre Magendie (T.T.), INSERM U1215, Bordeaux, France.
Disclosure
Scientific Advisory Boards:
1.
NONE
Gifts:
1.
NONE
Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:
1.
NONE
Editorial Boards:
1.
NONE
Patents:
1.
NONE
Publishing Royalties:
1.
NONE
Employment, Commercial Entity:
1.
NONE
Consultancies:
1.
NONE
Speakers' Bureaus:
1.
NONE
Other Activities:
1.
NONE
Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:
1.
NONE
Research Support, Commercial Entities:
1.
NONE
Research Support, Government Entities:
1.
Grants from the French Agence Nationale de la Recherche within the context of the Investments for the Future program referenced ANR-10-LABX-57 named TRAIL and ANR-10-LABX-43 named BRAIN.
Research Support, Academic Entities:
1.
NONE
Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
1.
Grants from ARSEP foundation ?Fondation pour l'aide a la recherche sur la scl?rose en plaques?.
Stock/stock Options/board of Directors Compensation:
1.
NONE
License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:
1.
NONE
Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:
1.
NONE
Stock/stock Options, Research Sponsor:
1.
NONE
Stock/stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:
1.
NONE
Legal Proceedings:
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NONE
François Tison, MD, PhD
From the Institut des Maladies Neurodégénératives (V.P., S.V., N.A., M.B., F.T.), CNRS UMR 5293; Université de Bordeaux (V.P., S.V., N.A., M.B., T.T., F.T.); CHU de Bordeaux (V.P., S.V., N.A., M.B., T.T., F.T.); and Neurocentre Magendie (T.T.), INSERM U1215, Bordeaux, France.

Notes

Correspondence Dr. Planche [email protected]
Go to Neurology.org/N for full disclosures. Funding information and disclosures deemed relevant by the authors, if any, are provided at the end of the article.

Author Contributions

V. Planche, S. Vergnet, and F. Tison: clinical diagnostic and patient follow-up, interpretation of results, drafting/revising the manuscript. N. Auzou and M. Bonnet: execution and interpretation of neuropsychological tests, revising the manuscript. T. Tourdias: execution and interpretation of imaging studies, revising the manuscript.

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