A Case of Tetramine Intoxication from the Neptunea

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

Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2005;23(3): 405-407.

고둥의 테트라민 독소에 의한 중독 1예

김정민, 양영순 정두신 양광익 박형국 남상원 노학재

순천향대학교 의과대학 신경과교실

A Case of Tetramine Intoxication from the Neptunea

Jeong-Min Kim

Department of Neurology, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea

Abstract

Seafood is a vehicle for the transmission of intoxication. The Neptunea are sublittoral species of the marine prosobranch mollusk. Tetramine toxin is found in the salivary gland of Neuptunea. A woman developed blurred vision, dizziness, headache, diarrhea, numbness and gait disturbance one hour after ingesting conchs. Neurological examination showed dysesthesia, and motor weakness. Laboratory and electrophysiological studies were normal. The next day, she recovered from her symptoms. We report a patient with dysesthesia and motor weakness due to Neuptunea species' tetramine toxin.KeyWords:Marine intoxication, Tetramine, Neptunea