A 21-year-old man ingested 120 mg/Kg of technical dieldrin (hexachloro-epoxy-octahydrodimethano-naphthalene), and survived after mannitol catharsis and three days of vigorous anticonvulsive treatment (which included muscle paralysis), β sympathetic blockade and conventional supportive treatment. His progress has been followed for two months with EEG recording and measurements of serum and adipose tissue dieldrin levels. These data suggest that he may have absorbed only a fraction of the ingested dose.
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