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Ciguatera is a variety of food poisoning associated with the consumption of contaminated marine fish. It is the most common foodborne illness due to a chemical toxin and is characterized by a rather distinctive complex of gastrointestinal, neurologic, and cardiovascular symptoms [1]. The neurologic manifestations of the syndrome tend to occur in the majority of symptomatic individuals, and they invariably are the most bothersome [2–4]. In protracted cases, paresthesias may persist for months, or even years.
Parts of this paper originally appeared in the American Journal of Medicine.
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Lange, W.R., Kreider, S.D. (1989). Pilot Study of the Potential Benefit of Tocainide in the Management of Ciguatera Toxicity. In: Steffen, R., Lobel, H., Haworth, J., Bradley, D.J. (eds) Travel Medicine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73772-5_81
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