Nervåkommor hos barn efter blyexponering. Det allra vanligaste tecknet på blyförgiftning hos barn är encefalopati som har samband med kroniskt intag av bly och som uppträder mellan ett och tre års ålder. Till kliniska tecken hör beteendeförändringar och följande slöhet, krampanfall, hallucinationer, delirium, ataxi och kräkningar. Förhöjt skalltryck och hjärnödem kan förekomma.
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)
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Poisoning, Lead, Neurologic, Childhood — Lead-Induced Nervous System Disease, Childhood — Lead Induced Nervous System Disease, Childhood — Plumbism, Neurologic, Childhood — Nervous System Poisoning, Lead, Childhood — Lead Poisoning, Neurologic, Childhood — Neurologic Saturnism, Childhood — Childhood Neurologic Saturnism — Saturnism, Childhood Neurologic — Neurotoxicity Syndrome, Lead, Childhood — Poisoning, Lead, Nervous System, Childhood — Nervous System Disease, Lead-Induced, Childhood — Lead Encephalopathy, Childhood — Childhood Lead Encephalopathy — Encephalopathy, Childhood Lead — Saturine Encephalopathy, Childhood — Childhood Saturine Encephalopathy — Encephalopathy, Childhood Saturine