Diseases

Nervous System Adult Lead Poisoning

Neurologic conditions in adults associated with acute or chronic exposure to lead or any of its salts. The most common lead related neurologic syndrome in adults consists of a polyneuropathy involving motor fibers. This tends to affect distal nerves and may present as wrist drop due to RADIAL NEUROPATHY. Additional features of chronic lead exposure include ANEMIA; CONSTIPATION; colicky abdominal pain; a bluish lead line of the gums; interstitial nephritis (NEPHRITIS, INTERSTITIAL); and saturnine gout. An encephalopathy may rarely occur. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1212)

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Neurologic conditions in adults associated with acute or chronic exposure to lead or any of its salts. The most common lead related neurologic syndrome in adults consists of a polyneuropathy involving motor fibers. This tends to affect distal nerves and may present as wrist drop due to RADIAL NEUROPATHY. Additional features of chronic lead exposure include ANEMIA; CONSTIPATION; colicky abdominal pain; a bluish lead line of the gums; interstitial nephritis (NEPHRITIS, INTERSTITIAL); and saturnine gout. An encephalopathy may rarely occur. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1212)

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21 entry terms
  • Lead Induced Nervous System Diseases, Adult
  • Lead Poisoning, Nervous System, Adult
  • Lead Poisoning, Neurologic, Adult
  • Nervous System Diseases, Lead Induced, Adult
  • Nervous System Poisoning, Lead, Adult
  • Nervous System Toxicity, Lead, Adult
  • Neurologic Saturnism, Adult
  • Neurotoxicity Syndrome, Lead, Adult
  • Plumbism, Neurologic, Adult
  • Poisoning, Lead, Nervous System, Adult
  • Poisoning, Lead, Neurologic, Adult
  • Adult Neurologic Saturnism
  • Saturnism, Adult Neurologic
  • Lead Polyneuropathy
  • Lead-Induced Polyneuropathy
  • Polyneuropathy, Lead-Induced
  • Lead Induced Polyneuropathy
  • Lead-Induced Polyneuropathies
  • Polyneuropathies, Lead-Induced
  • Polyneuropathy, Lead
  • Polyneuropathy, Lead Induced

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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includes adolescent as well as adult; coord with specific nervous system symptoms if emphasized

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History Note

2000

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Previous Indexing

  • Lead Poisoning (1966-1999)

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  1. C10w.720.475w.400.350
  2. C25.723.522.750w.500.400

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Nervous System Adult Lead Poisoning. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020265. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020265
  2. Nervous System Adult Lead Poisoning. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54911298