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Friedemann, Miriam, Doberauer, Claus, Fink, Gereon R. ORCID: 0000-0002-8230-1856 and Burghaus, Lothar (2017). Ciguatera or why you should enquire about fish consumption in cases of cold allodynia. Forschritte Neurol. Psychiatr., 85 (10). S. 611 - 616. STUTTGART: GEORG THIEME VERLAG KG. ISSN 1439-3522

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Abstract

Ciguatoxins (CTX) are potent marine biotoxins produced by microalgae, which may accumulate seasonally, and which are locally variable in tropical predatory fish. Gastrointestinal, neurologic and/or cardiovascular symptoms occur shortly after the consumption of fish. Due to the high affinity of CTX to neuronal sodium channels, neurologic symptoms constitute a hallmark of ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP). Almost pathognomonic for CFP is an alteration of temperature perception (cold allodynia), in which cold surfaces are perceived as hot, painful, or produce dysesthesia (unpleasant, abnormal sensation). Increasing imports of tropical fish have led to more frequent reports of ciguatera in temperate climatic zones. We illustrate the specific features of CFP by reporting two cases due to imported tropical fish.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Friedemann, Miriam UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Doberauer, Claus UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Fink, Gereon R. UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-8230-1856 UNSPECIFIED Burghaus, Lothar UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-216600
DOI:	10.1055/s-0043-118336
Journal or Publication Title:	Forschritte Neurol. Psychiatr.
Volume:	85
Number:	10
Page Range:	S. 611 - 616
Date:	2017
Publisher:	GEORG THIEME VERLAG KG
Place of Publication:	STUTTGART
ISSN:	1439-3522
Language:	German
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language CIGUATOXINS; MECHANISMS; MANNITOL; GERMANY Multiple languages Clinical Neurology; Psychiatry Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/21660