title: [The neurological manifestations of chronic mercury poisoning].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the neurological manifestations of chronic mercury poisoning for the improvement of clinical understanding of this disease.
  
  
  METHODS
  The clinical data of 8 cases diagnosed as chronic mercury poisoning admitted in the department of neurology of Xuanwu hospital during the past 5 years were collected and analysed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Neurological manifestations of chronic mercury poisoning involved psychological problems, sleep disorders, ataxia, extremities weakness and atrophy, tremor, peripheral neuropathy and paresthesia.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There are various kinds of neurological manifestations of chronic mercury poisoning. Identification of these manifestations in clinical practice and early diagnosis are beneficial for the relief of pains in the patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China.
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.forename: Ran
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Cun-jiang
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008630:Mercury Poisoning / Q000150:complications*; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies