ergotism/seizures

This paper describes cases of ergotismus convulsivus (the kind of poisoning from ergotized grain marked by convulsions), some of them fatal, in the year 1738. The origins of the formation of the ergotized grain as well as the symptoms of ergotism are presented. Comparisons to other epidemics of

Ergot toxicity in the newborn usually manifests itself as respiratory depression, cyanosis, oliguria, and seizures. Death is usually caused by respiratory failure. A limited number of neonatal cases have been reported worldwide, and almost all cases involved confusion of maternal methylergonovine

During the reign of Alfonso X of Castile one of the most flourishing cultural periods of European history was reached. The so-called Learned King contributed to this development by promoting the use of Castilian as the language of scientific discovery instead of Latin, and favoring the recovery of

Epidemics of epilepsy, a form of mass hysteria, were known in Eastern and Western cultures in the 17th and 18th centuries. A unique situation in the United States during the 19th centurey was the frontier religious movement, the setting in which the "jerks" occurred. The "falling exercise," "dancing

Ramaria flavo-brunnescens collected in autumn from 1990 to 1994 was orally administered to 11 sheep. These animals were dosed with 100-430 g/kg bw administered over 3-13 d. Six sheep showed clinical signs and 4 of them died. The mininum toxic dose was of 150 g/kg bw. Clinical signs were anorexia,

BACKGROUND Although ischemic stroke is a well known complication of migraine, cerebral hemorrhage has been uncommonly reported. METHODS We present the case of a 56-year-old woman with a long history of headache and abuse of ergotamine and antiinflamatory drugs who was admitted for generalized

Four primary mycotoxicosis have been reported in livestock caused by fungal infections of grasses or cereals by members of the Clavicipitaceae family. Ergotism (generally associated with grasses, rye, triticale and other grains) and fescue toxicosis (associated with tall fescue grass, Festuca