title: Cerebellar calcification: a possible marker of lead poisoning.
abstract: An unusual form of calcification in the cerebellum has been observed in routine autopsies in Queensland over the past 30 years. In 4 surveys carried out at intervals between 1951 and 1976 the lesion has been found microscopically in 10 to 15% of autopsies. There is a significant correlation between cerebellar calcification and raised lead levels in bone.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001344:Autopsy; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000032:analysis; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D002118:Calcium; D002526:Cerebellar Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002479:Inclusion Bodies; D007854:Lead / Q000032:analysis; D007855:Lead Poisoning / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D007854:Lead; D002118:Calcium