Concept information
Preferred term
Lead Poisoning, Nervous System, Childhood
Type
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mesh:Descriptor
Definition
- 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)
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Lead-Induced Nervous System Disease, Childhood
- Lead Poisoning, Neurologic, 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
Allowable Qualifier(s)
- blood (Qualifier)
- cerebrospinal fluid (Qualifier)
- classification (Qualifier)
- complications (Qualifier)
- congenital (Qualifier)
- diagnosis (Qualifier)
- diagnostic imaging (Qualifier)
- diet therapy (Qualifier)
- drug therapy (Qualifier)
- economics (Qualifier)
- embryology (Qualifier)
- enzymology (Qualifier)
- epidemiology (Qualifier)
- ethnology (Qualifier)
- etiology (Qualifier)
- genetics (Qualifier)
- history (Qualifier)
- immunology (Qualifier)
- metabolism (Qualifier)
- microbiology (Qualifier)
- mortality (Qualifier)
- nursing (Qualifier)
- parasitology (Qualifier)
- pathology (Qualifier)
- physiopathology (Qualifier)
- prevention & control (Qualifier)
- psychology (Qualifier)
- radiotherapy (Qualifier)
- rehabilitation (Qualifier)
- surgery (Qualifier)
- therapy (Qualifier)
- urine (Qualifier)
- veterinary (Qualifier)
- virology (Qualifier)
In other languages
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French
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Atteintes neurologiques du saturnisme de l'enfant
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Neuropathie saturnine de l'enfant
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Troubles neurologiques de l'enfant dus à l'intoxication par le plomb
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Troubles neurologiques du saturnisme chez l'enfant
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-N3DH2WZZ-9
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