Altenkirch H
Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 1979 Jun 29;104(26):935-8. doi: 10.1055/s-0028-1104018.
25 cases of clinically severe toxic polyneuropathy were observed among young people in Berlin who were addicted to sniffing methylethylketone-containing solvents. The peripheral motor defects took 2 1/2 to 3 years to regress. In severe cases there were additional spastic signs. This form of neurotoxic effect can be reproduced in animals. It is due to a disorder of axonal transport which destroys peripheral and central axons.
