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Radial neuropathy due to occupational lead exposure: Phenotypic and electrophysiological characteristics of five patients
Lead is a ubiquitous and versatile metal that has been used by mankind for many years. It is a toxic heavy metal that ranks as one of the most important environmental poisons in the world. Research conducted in recent years has increased public health concern about the toxicity of lead at low doses...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2812735/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20142857 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-2327.53080 |
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author | Shobha, N. Taly, Arun B. Sinha, Sanjib Venkatesh, T. |
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description | Lead is a ubiquitous and versatile metal that has been used by mankind for many years. It is a toxic heavy metal that ranks as one of the most important environmental poisons in the world. Research conducted in recent years has increased public health concern about the toxicity of lead at low doses and has supported a reappraisal of the levels of lead exposure that may be safely tolerated in the workplace. Neuropathy is one complication of lead poisoning. The aim of this study is to describe the phenotypic and electrophysiological profile in five male patients working in a battery factory who developed radial nerve neuropathy due to lead exposure. All patients had elevated blood lead levels that were in the toxic range. The concerned regulatory bodies should make it mandatory for workers to undergo regular health checkups to detect signs of lead poisoning and must ensure that workers are aware about the ill effects of exposure to this metal. Chelation therapy removes lead from the blood and soft tissues and chronic lead exposure often requires repeated courses of treatment. |
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spelling | pubmed-28127352010-02-08 Radial neuropathy due to occupational lead exposure: Phenotypic and electrophysiological characteristics of five patients Shobha, N. Taly, Arun B. Sinha, Sanjib Venkatesh, T. Ann Indian Acad Neurol Original Article Lead is a ubiquitous and versatile metal that has been used by mankind for many years. It is a toxic heavy metal that ranks as one of the most important environmental poisons in the world. Research conducted in recent years has increased public health concern about the toxicity of lead at low doses and has supported a reappraisal of the levels of lead exposure that may be safely tolerated in the workplace. Neuropathy is one complication of lead poisoning. The aim of this study is to describe the phenotypic and electrophysiological profile in five male patients working in a battery factory who developed radial nerve neuropathy due to lead exposure. All patients had elevated blood lead levels that were in the toxic range. The concerned regulatory bodies should make it mandatory for workers to undergo regular health checkups to detect signs of lead poisoning and must ensure that workers are aware about the ill effects of exposure to this metal. Chelation therapy removes lead from the blood and soft tissues and chronic lead exposure often requires repeated courses of treatment. Medknow Publications 2009 /pmc/articles/PMC2812735/ /pubmed/20142857 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-2327.53080 Text en © Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Shobha, N. Taly, Arun B. Sinha, Sanjib Venkatesh, T. Radial neuropathy due to occupational lead exposure: Phenotypic and electrophysiological characteristics of five patients |
title | Radial neuropathy due to occupational lead exposure: Phenotypic and electrophysiological characteristics of five patients |
title_full | Radial neuropathy due to occupational lead exposure: Phenotypic and electrophysiological characteristics of five patients |
title_fullStr | Radial neuropathy due to occupational lead exposure: Phenotypic and electrophysiological characteristics of five patients |
title_full_unstemmed | Radial neuropathy due to occupational lead exposure: Phenotypic and electrophysiological characteristics of five patients |
title_short | Radial neuropathy due to occupational lead exposure: Phenotypic and electrophysiological characteristics of five patients |
title_sort | radial neuropathy due to occupational lead exposure: phenotypic and electrophysiological characteristics of five patients |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2812735/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20142857 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-2327.53080 |
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