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  • Title: Encephalopathy and peripheral neuropathy following diethylene glycol ingestion.
    Author: Hasbani MJ, Sansing LH, Perrone J, Asbury AK, Bird SJ.
    Journal: Neurology; 2005 Apr 12; 64(7):1273-5. PubMed ID: 15824363.
    Abstract:
    The authors report a 24-year-old man who developed encephalopathy and rapid quadriplegia following ingestion of a solution containing diethylene glycol (DEG). As quadriparesis evolved, motor response amplitudes were markedly reduced with preserved conduction velocities. Studies during clinical recovery revealed marked motor conduction velocity slowing and prolonged distal latencies. These data indicate that DEG intoxication may cause a primary acute axonal sensorimotor polyneuropathy with demyelinating physiology during recovery.
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