La intoxicación por plomo o saturnismo se define por la presencia de una plombemia
sanguínea superior a 100 μg/l. En Francia, esta intoxicación afecta sobre todo a niños …

The administration of a cathartic alone has no role in the management of the poisoned
patient and is not recommended as a method of gut decontamination. Experimental data are …

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assay of the E2 levels in the normal controls was obtained from their parents. As shown in …

Introduction Lead toxicity is becoming an increasingly rare cause of encephalopathy in
children. We report a case of encephopathy due to lead poisoning. Case Summary A 2 year …

Lead is arguably the most studied of the neurotoxicants (Silbergeld, 1992; Dietrich, 1995).
Epidemiological and experimental studies of the toxic effects and mechanisms of action of …

ABSTRACT Docosahexaenoic acid [22: 6 (n-3), DHA] is important for optimal infant central
nervous system development, and lead (Pb) exposure during development can produce …

A well controlled brain water homeostasis is of utmost importance for an appropriate control
of neuronal activity. Astrocytes express the water channel aqauporin 4 (AQP4) and play a …

© 1999 American Medical Association. All rights reserved.(n= 36). Informed consent for the
assay of the E2 levels in the normal controls was obtained from their parents. As shown in …