POISONING, LEAD, NERVOUS SYSTEM
\pˈɔ͡ɪzənɪŋ], \pˈɔɪzənɪŋ], \p_ˈɔɪ_z_ə_n_ɪ_ŋ]\
Sort: Oldest first
-
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.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
Word of the day
Vertebral Artery Dissection
- Dissection wall artery, leading to formation an aneurysm that occlude vessel. Thrombus give rise emboli. Cervical fractures or related NECK INJURIES and CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA are commonly associated conditions, although this process may occur spontaneously. Ischemia, infarction, hemorrhage in the vascular distribution of affected vertebral artery complicate condition.
Nearby Words
- poisoner
- poisoning
- poisoning, 1 methyl 4 phenyl 1,2,3,6 tetrahydropyridine
- poisoning, arsenic, nervous system
- poisoning, heavy metals, nervous system
- Poisoning, Lead, Nervous System
- poisoning, lead, nervous system, adult
- poisoning, lead, nervous system, childhood
- poisoning, lead, neurologic
- poisoning, lead, neurologic, adult
- poisoning, lead, neurologic, childhood