Makene W J, Wilson J
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1972 Feb;35(1):31-3. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.35.1.31.
Data on thiocyanate and vitamin B(12) concentrations in plasma from Tanzanian patients with ataxic tropical neuropathy are presented and support the hypothesis that, as in Nigeria, the condition may result from chronic exposure to cyanide or cyanogens from a diet including large amounts of cassava.
本文呈现了来自患有共济失调性热带神经病的坦桑尼亚患者血浆中硫氰酸盐和维生素B12浓度的数据,这些数据支持了这样一种假说:与尼日利亚的情况一样,该病可能是由于长期接触来自包括大量木薯的饮食中的氰化物或氰源所致。