[Encephalopathy and cerebellar calcifications from lead poisoning].
In a male and female couple hospitalized the former for exploration of a painful abdominal syndrome with encephalopathy, the latter at the end of an epileptic attack, the presence of cerebellar calcifications in unusual locations led to the demonstration of a domestic lead poisoning of dietary origin. The problems raised by the laboratory diagnosis and the inadequacy of static assays are underlined; in some cases, the EDTA test was the only means to confirm the toxicity. The arguments in favour of a relation between lead poisoning and cerebellar calcifications are developed.
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Service de Neurologie, Centre hospitalier général, Saint-Pierre.
D000328:Adult; D001927:Brain Diseases; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002526:Cerebellar Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007855:Lead Poisoning / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Encéphalopathie et calcifications cérébelleuses du saturnisme.