Neurologic Sequelae after Ingestion of Mussels Contaminated with Domoic Acid

S. Robert Snodgrass; F. S.S. Leijten; A. W. de Weerd; Trish M. Perl; James C. Hockin; Tom Kosatsky; Ewan C.d. Todd; Lucie Bédard; Robert S. Remis; Jeanne Teitelbaum; Stirling Carpenter; Neil R. Cashman

doi:10.1056/NEJM199012063232313

Neurologic Sequelae after Ingestion of Mussels Contaminated with Domoic Acid

S. Robert Snodgrass, F. S.S. Leijten, A. W. de Weerd, Trish M. Perl, James C. Hockin, Tom Kosatsky, Ewan C.d. Todd, Lucie Bédard, Robert S. Remis, Jeanne Teitelbaum, Stirling Carpenter, Neil R. Cashman

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To the Editor: The papers of Perl et al. and Teitelbaum et al. (June 21 issue)^1,2 suggest the existence of a new and avoidable human excitotoxic syndrome and imply that others may be found. Perl et al. showed that the mussels in question produced domoic acid. However, the existence of a specific domoate-caused neuropathologic entity has not been proved, nor was a link established between dose and consequences. Many people apparently ate these mussels without harm. It is not the elderly who consume the greatest quantities of seafood. Many young people eat mussels in larger quantities and may be more…

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1631-1633
Number of pages	3
Journal	New England Journal of Medicine
Volume	323
Issue number	23
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJM199012063232313
State	Published - Dec 6 1990

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Neurologic Sequelae after Ingestion of Mussels Contaminated with Domoic Acid

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