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LEAD ENCEPHALOPATHY IN CHILDREN UNCOMMON CLINICAL ASPECTS
Author(s) -
Mirando E. H.,
Ranasinghe Lakshman
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1970.tb63289.x
Subject(s) - encephalopathy , lead (geology) , medicine , intensive care medicine , lead poisoning , pediatrics , psychiatry , geology , geomorphology
Three cases of lead encephalopathy (from a series of 24) are reported in order to draw attention to the unusual features: acute communicating hydrocephalus, tremors and visual failure. Views on the pathogenesis of hydrocephalus in lead poisoning are discussed. Emphasis is laid on the need for recognizing the uncommon manifestations for early diagnosis of childhood plumbism.