Lead encephalopathy: CT and MR findings.
Lead is toxic to many organ systems, among them bone marrow, muscles, kidneys, endocrine glands, joints, and nervous system. Encephalopathy is a rare but severe complication of lead poisoning. Lead toxicity is much less common in adults. Adult lead poisoning results primarily from exposure by inhalation in the workplace. In this report, two cases of adult toxic encephalopathy due to lead poisoning are presented with CT and MR findings.
Tüzün
Meriç
M
Department of Radiology, Social Security Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. fbalkan@gen.hun.edu.tr
Tüzün
Dilek
D
Salan
Ahmet
A
Hekimoğlu
Baki
B
D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D020265:Lead Poisoning, Nervous System, Adult / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed