Ginger jake

In severe cases, paralysis may also affect the upper limbs. Recovery is usually slow and is not always complete. Tri-ort/20-cresyl phosphate (TOCP), an isomer found in tricresyl phosphate, was the first organophosphate ester linked to OPIDN, being responsible for an epidemic of paralysis in the southeastern United States that led to the name "ginger jake paralysis" (Smith 1930) (see Section 2.4). Current manufacturing processes for organophosphate ester hydraulic fluids are designed to minimize production of this isomer, although it is possible that fluids disposed of in the past may be contaminated. 

Wolkowitz OM. (1993). Rational polypharmacy in schizophrenia. Ann Clin Psychiatry. 5(2) 79-90. Woolf AD. (1995). Ginger Jake and the blues a tragic song of poisoning. Vet Hum Toxicol. 37(3) 252-4. 

The ginger jake tragedy, or the jake walk blues... 

There were at least 35,000 victims in the ginger jake poisoning incident, and some estimates claim that as many as 50,000 people were affected. There seems to have been htde sympathy or help for the victims, perhaps because they were thought to be alcoholics or down-and-outs. While the majority of victims were relatively poor, many were ordinary people who were using the preparation for a legitimate purpose. For example, a... 

Ginger Jake and Spanish Oil Toxic Food Constituents and Contaminants... 

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