Mercury Poisoning, Nervous System
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Neurologic disorders associated with exposure to inorganic and organic forms of MERCURY. Acute intoxication may be associated with gastrointestinal disturbances, mental status changes, and PARAPARESIS. Chronic exposure to inorganic mercury usually occurs in industrial workers, and manifests as mental confusion, prominent behavioral changes (including psychosis), DYSKINESIAS, and NEURITIS. Alkyl mercury poisoning may occur through ingestion of contaminated seafood or grain, and its characteristic features include POLYNEUROPATHY; ATAXIA; vision loss; NYSTAGMUS, PATHOLOGIC; and DEAFNESS. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1997, Ch20, pp10-15)
| Descriptor ID |
D020262
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.720.475.600 C25.723.522.875.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Mercury Poisoning, Nervous System- Mercury Poisoning, Nervous System
- Mercurialism, Neurologic
- Neurologic Mercurialism
- Mercury Poisoning, Neurologic
- Neurologic Mercury Poisoning
- Poisoning, Neurologic Mercury
- Poisoning, Mercury, Neurologic
- Nervous System Diseases, Mercury-Induced
- Nervous System Diseases, Mercury Induced
- Nervous System Poisoning, Mercury
- Neurotoxicity Syndrome, Mercury
- Mercury Neurotoxicity Syndrome
- Mercury Neurotoxicity Syndromes
- Neurotoxicity Syndromes, Mercury
- Syndrome, Mercury Neurotoxicity
- Syndromes, Mercury Neurotoxicity
- Poisoning, Mercury, Nervous System
- Mercurialism, Nervous System
- Nervous System Mercurialism
- System Mercurialism, Nervous
- Mercury-Induced Nervous System Diseases
- Mercury Induced Nervous System Diseases
Mad Hatter Disease- Mad Hatter Disease
- Mad Hatter Diseases
- Mad Hatter's Disease
- Mad Hatters Disease
Mercury Psychosis- Mercury Psychosis
- Psychosis, Mercury
- Mercurial Psychosis
- Psychosis, Mercurial
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Mercury exposure: effects across the lifespan. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2008; 20(4):iv-389.