TY - JOUR T1 - Gasoline sniffing and lead encephalopathy JF - Canadian Medical Association Journal JO - CMAJ SP - 1195 LP - 1197 VL - 127 IS - 12 AU - C. A. Ross Y1 - 1982/12/15 UR - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/127/12/1195.abstract N2 - Gasoline sniffing is endemic in northern Manitoba and perhaps throughout much of northern Canada. Its most serious complication is lead encephalopathy, which can be fatal. Most of the toxic effects are thought to be due to tetraethyl lead and its metabolites. The specific treatment is chelation therapy, for which a protocol has been developed at the Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg. Lead encephalopathy, however, is a manifestation of social, cultural and psychologic malaise. ER -