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Terme préférentiel

Mercury Poisoning, Nervous System  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Définition

  • Neurologic disorders associated with exposure to inorganic and organic forms of MERCURY. Acute intoxication may be associated with gastrointestinal disturbances, mental status changes, and PARAPARESIS. Chronic exposure to inorganic mercury usually occurs in industrial workers, and manifests as mental confusion, prominent behavioral changes (including psychosis), DYSKINESIAS, and NEURITIS. Alkyl mercury poisoning may occur through ingestion of contaminated seafood or grain, and its characteristic features include POLYNEUROPATHY; ATAXIA; vision loss; NYSTAGMUS, PATHOLOGIC; and DEAFNESS. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1997, Ch20, pp10-15)

Concepts spécifiques

Synonyme(s)

  • Mercurialism, Nervous System
  • Mercurialism, Neurologic
  • Mercury-Induced Nervous System Diseases
  • Mercury Poisoning, Neurologic
  • Nervous System Diseases, Mercury-Induced
  • Nervous System Poisoning, Mercury
  • Neurotoxicity Syndrome, Mercury
  • Poisoning, Mercury, Nervous System
  • Poisoning, Mercury, Neurologic

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-CD0QM6RB-H

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RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Date de création 08/11/1999, dernière modification le 20/06/2017