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Within a short period of time, we observed 6 cases with the appearance of calcium oxalate crystals in the renal tubuli and in the walls of cerebral arterioles. Reviewing the case histories showed that all of these patients had received large doses of xylitol and had shown subsequently disorders of consciousness. A possible deposition of oxalate crystals following high-dose-therapy with xylitol is discussed.
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Schröder, R., Féaux de Lacroix, W., Franzen, U. et al. Therapie-bedingte Form einer reno-cerebralen Oxalose?. Acta Neuropathol 27, 181–184 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00687169
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00687169