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Title: Acute lead encephalopathy in early infancy--clinical presentation and outcome.
Author: Al-Khayat-A; Menon-NS; Alidina-MR
Abstract:
We studied 19 infants with a mean age of 3.8 months who presented with features consistent with acute lead encephalopathy following the use of traditional medicines. All presented with convulsions; CT scans of the brain on admission showed brain oedema in
Journal: Ann-Trop-Paediatr. 1997 Mar; 17(1): 39-44