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pattern, starting first with muscle power recovery in cranial nerve-innervatedmuscles, followed by respiratory muscles, proximal muscles, and neck flexors.Since IMS carries a high risk <strong>of</strong> death among patients with respiratory failure,prompt recognition <strong>of</strong> the syndrome is the basis <strong>of</strong> IMS treatment. IMS managementis mainly supportive since there are no specific antidotes available for this lifethreatening syndrome. As IMS generally takes place at the same time with severeOP toxicity and persistent inhibition <strong>of</strong> AChE, early gastrointestinaldecontamination, followed by appropriate therapy involving atropine and oximes,and prompt institution <strong>of</strong> respiratory support, should be helpful in ameliorating themagnitude and/or the incidence <strong>of</strong> IMS. <strong>The</strong> prognosis <strong>of</strong> IMS appears to befavorable if respiratory failure can be promptly recognized and treated accordingly(De Bleecker et al., 1993; De Bleecker, 2006; Yang and Deng, 2007).Organophosphate Induced Delayed PolyneuropathyOrganophosphate induced delayed polyneuropathy (OPIDP) is unique toxicologicalphenomenon in that it is caused by a single exposure to certain OP with effectsusually appearing after 10 to 20 days or later. OPIDP is toxicologically differentfrom OP poisoning in that it is based on different mechanisms which do not involveAChE and appear a few weeks after OP poisoning has been medically solved withstandard therapeutic measures and patient dismissed from hospital. OPIDP is also adifferent syndrome from IMS.Table 2. Organophosphorus pesticides reported to cause OPIDP in man (Jokanović etal., 2002; Lotti and Moretto, 2005; Jokanović and Kosanović, 2010).OP insecticide No <strong>of</strong>LocationYearcasesChlorpyrifos 2 Italy, India 1986Dichlorvos 5 Romania, Turkey, Brazil, 1980, 2002-2006Korea, IndiaEthyl parathion 1 Germany 1993Fenthion 3 USA 1985Is<strong>of</strong>enphos 1 Israel 1987Is<strong>of</strong>enphos/phoxim 1 Italy 1995Leptophos 80 USA 1974Malathion 2 Japan, Turkey 1991, 2009Merphos 1 USA 1977Methamidophos > 45 Sri Lanka, Italy, China, 1981, 1998Turkey, USAMevinphos 1 Serbia 2010Mipafox 3 UK 1952Omethoate 1 France 1972Phosphamidon/ 1 China 2002MevinphosTrichlorfon 22 Romania, Iran, Japan, 1983 -1986HungaryTrichloronat 1 Poland 1975<strong>The</strong> interest in OPIDP appeared after thousands cases <strong>of</strong> poisoning withtriorthocresyl phosphate (TOCP) that occurred mainly due to beverage and foodcontamination in USA in 1930 and Morocco in 1959 (Johnson, 1982; Morgan,<strong>Academy</strong><strong>Publish</strong>.org - <strong>The</strong> <strong>Impact</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Pesticides</strong>43

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