PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - C. A. Ross
TI  - Gasoline sniffing and lead encephalopathy
DP  - 1982 Dec 15
TA  - Canadian Medical Association Journal
PG  - 1195--1197
VI  - 127
IP  - 12
4099  - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/127/12/1195.short
4100  - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/127/12/1195.full
SO  - CMAJ1982 Dec 15; 127
AB  - 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.