Management of Increased Lead Absorption and Lead Poisoning in Children

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Abstract
THE primary aim of treatment for plumbism in children is the prevention of injury to the nervous system. In the long run, societal steps to minimize adventitious lead absorption will be needed to obtain this goal. In practice today, therapeutic intervention at the subclinical stage of lead poisoning and close follow-up observation during the preschool years can do much to prevent the severe forms of residual nervous-system injury. At least 25 per cent of young children with acute lead encephalopathy or recurrent but less severe clinical bouts of plumbism sustain permanent injury to the nervous system.1 2 3 Current chelation therapy started . . .