Seafood toxins

Evidence-based neurology checklist on seafood toxins: Tetrodotoxin This is associated with puffer fish (fugu) and toadfish It manifests with gastrointestinal symptoms There is descending paralysis Respiratory paralysis develops in severe cases Brevetoxin Saxitoxin Other toxins

Tetrodotoxin

  • This is associated with puffer fish (fugu) and toadfish
  • It manifests with gastrointestinal symptoms
  • There is descending paralysis
  • Respiratory paralysis develops in severe cases

Brevetoxin

Saxitoxin

Other toxins

References

  1. Isbister GK, Kiernan MC. Neurotoxic marine poisoning. Lancet Neurol 2005; 4:219-218.
  2. Hurley W, Wolterstorff C, MacDonald R, Schultz D. Paralytic shellfish poisoning: a case series. Western J Emerg Med 2014; 15:378-381.
  3. Pearn J. Neurology of ciguatera. JNNP 2001; 70:4-8.

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