A Case of Vocal Cord Palsy Following Disulfiram Intoxication

J Korean Neurol Assoc > Volume 23(3); 2005 > Article

Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2005;23(3): 408-410.

Disulfiram 중독 후 발생한 성대마비 1예

배종석, 김지연 안진영 김민기 김병준a

서울의료원 신경과, 성균관대학교 의과대학 삼성서울병원 신경과a

A Case of Vocal Cord Palsy Following Disulfiram Intoxication

Jong Seok Bae

Department of Neurology, Seoul Medical Center, Seoul; Department of Neurology, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Samsung Medical Centera, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

A 49 year-old woman, who took a high dose of disulfiram for the purpose of suicide, presented with severe hoarseness, quadriparesis, and sensory loss of distal limbs. Laryngeal electromyography showed ample denervation potentials. Nerve conduction study was consistent with severe sensorimotor axonal polyneuropathy. She was diagnosed with an acute palsy of recurrent laryngeal nerve and superimposed severe acute sensorimotor axonal polyneuropathy due to high dose disulfiram intoxication. KeyWords:Disulfiram, Intoxication, Vocal cord paralysis