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Environmental
and Industrial Toxins that Cause Polyneuropathy
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Toxin
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Clinical
Features of the Polyneuropathy
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| Acrylamide | Sensorimotor, ataxia |
| Allyl chloride | Sensory |
| Arsenic | Sensorimotor |
| Carbon disulfide | Sensorimotor |
| Ethylene oxide | Sensorimotor, ataxia |
| Hexacarbons | Sensorimotor |
| Lead | Sensorimortor, motor > sensory |
| Mercury | Sensorimotor, motor > sensory |
| Organophosphorus esters | Sensorimotor, autonomic (cholinergic) |
| Thallium | Sensorimotor |
| Trichloroethylene | Cranial neuropathies |
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