Glutamic acid Oxalyldiaminopropionic acid The toxicological cause of the disease has been attributed to the neurotoxin ODAP which acts as a structural analogue of the neurotransmitter glutamate. Lathyrism can also be caused by food adulteration. Association with famine Ingestion of legumes containing the toxin occurs, although knowledge of how to detoxify Lathyrus is present, but drought conditions can lead to fuel and water shortages preventing the necessary steps from being taken, particularly in impoverished countries. Lathyrism usually occurs where the despair of poverty and malnutrition leaves few other food options.
Neurolathyrism
Neurocristopathy
Amyoplasia
Tauopathy
Corticobasal degeneration
Polyneuropathy
Cerebellar degeneration
Myelokathexis