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Case Reports
. 2002 May-Jun;26(3):479-81.
doi: 10.1097/00004728-200205000-00029.

Lead encephalopathy: CT and MR findings

Meriç Tüzün  1 , Dilek Tüzün, Ahmet Salan, Baki Hekimoğlu
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Case Reports

Lead encephalopathy: CT and MR findings

Meriç Tüzün et al. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2002 May-Jun.

Abstract

Lead is toxic to many organ systems, among them bone marrow, muscles, kidneys, endocrine glands, joints, and nervous system. Encephalopathy is a rare but severe complication of lead poisoning. Lead toxicity is much less common in adults. Adult lead poisoning results primarily from exposure by inhalation in the workplace. In this report, two cases of adult toxic encephalopathy due to lead poisoning are presented with CT and MR findings.

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