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Abstract
Neurologic disorders occurring in children following lead exposure. The most frequent manifestation of childhood lead toxicity is an encephalopathy associated with chronic ingestion of lead that usually presents between the ages of 1 and 3 years. Clinical manifestations include behavioral changes followed by lethargy; CONVULSIONS; HALLUCINATIONS; DELIRIUM; ATAXIA; and vomiting. Elevated intracranial pressure (HYPERTENSION, INTRACRANIAL) and CEREBRAL EDEMA may occur. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1210-2)
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- Lead Poisoning, Nervous System, Childhood
- Lead Poisoning, Neurologic, Childhood
- Lead-Induced Nervous System Disease, Childhood
- Nervous System Disease, Lead-Induced, Childhood
- Nervous System Poisoning, Lead, Childhood
- Neurologic Saturnism, Childhood
- Neurotoxicity Syndrome, Lead, Childhood
- Plumbism, Neurologic, Childhood
- Poisoning, Lead, Nervous System, Childhood
- Poisoning, Lead, Neurologic, Childhood
- Childhood Neurologic Saturnism
- Lead Induced Nervous System Disease, Childhood
- Saturnism, Childhood Neurologic
- Lead Encephalopathy, Childhood
- Saturine Encephalopathy, Childhood
- Childhood Lead Encephalopathy
- Childhood Saturine Encephalopathy
- Encephalopathy, Childhood Lead
- Encephalopathy, Childhood Saturine
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34 allowable subheadings
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 infant as well as child; coord with specific nervous system symptoms if emphasized
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2000
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- Lead Poisoning (1966-1999)
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WS 340.5
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Nervous System Childhood Lead Poisoning. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020264. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020264
- Nervous System Childhood Lead Poisoning. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54911756