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May 2009 in “Human & experimental toxicology” This study reported that despite treatment, patients with severe thallium poisoning experienced lasting visual impairment and partial recovery of polyneuropathy over two years, with hair loss fully reversing.
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February 1994 in “American Journal of Ophthalmology” This case study reports a 44-year-old man with criminal sublethal thallium poisoning who demonstrated diminished contrast sensitivity, a tritan color vision defect, and a relative cecocentral scotoma leading to optic atrophy.
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February 2003 in “Postgraduate Medical Journal” In this report, it was noted that severe paresthesia, ophthalmoplegia, cerebellar and extrapyramidal signs, and alopecia can strongly indicate thallium poisoning, and haemodialysis may be beneficial even in the third week after poisoning.
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February 1998 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This study describes a case where a patient's rapid hair loss and specific hair root changes helped diagnose thallium poisoning.
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January 2008 in “European Neurology” This study demonstrated that acute thallium poisoning primarily manifests with gastrointestinal issues, polyneuropathy, and dermatological changes, and treatments like hemoperfusion and hemodialysis may improve symptoms.