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Lead Poisoning, Nervous System
Lead-Induced Nervous System Diseases | Nervous System Diseases, Lead-Induced | Nervous System Poisoning, Lead | Neurotoxicity Syndrome, Lead | Plumbism, Nervous System | Plumbism, Neurologic | Poisoning, Lead, Nervous System
Injury to the nervous system secondary to exposure to lead compounds. Two distinct clinical patterns occur in children (LEAD POISONING, CHILDHOOD) and adults (LEAD POISONING, ADULT). In children, lead poisoning typically produces an encephalopathy. In adults, exposure to toxic levels of lead is associated with a peripheral neuropathy. |
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