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Different neurological syndromes have been associated with exposure to cyanide. Dietary cyanide exposure from cassava roots combined with a low intake of the sulfur amino acids necessary for cyanide detoxification has been implicated in the causation of konzo, an upper motoneuron disease identified in Africa. We have investigated the effect of a low protein diet on the capacity for cyanide detoxification...