Exposure to trimethyltin or triethyltin results in neurotoxicity. Several of the reported cases have involved chemistry students exposed to the compounds in the laboratory.
Chemical structure: trialkyl (alkyl indicates derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons)
Triethyltin is myelinotoxic. Trimethyltin is neurotoxic and is associated with more marked behavioral changes due to involvement of the hippocampus and other regions in the brain.
Signs and symptoms associated effects on the central nervous system: