Chelation Therapy in Children as Treatment of Sequelae in Severe Lead Toxicity
- 1 March 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Archives of environmental health
- Vol. 40 (2) , 109-113
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00039896.1985.10545899
Abstract
Certain children who experience a toxic lead episode requiring hospitalization in infancy or early childhood will manifest central nervous system dysfunctions, including hyperactivity, as sequelae of this experience. In this study, findings indicate that persistent, higher-than-normal lead levels, dating back to the time of the initial toxicity, may well be a mechanism underlying some of these sequelae. Consequently, some part of these sequelae may be preventable and/or treatable.This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
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