Case study: Hypersomnolence and precocious puberty in a child with pica and chronic lead intoxication

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1050-1054

  Boris, Neil W ^a,b   Hagino, Owen R ^a   Steiner, Gregory P ^a  

^a Dept of Psychiatry and Pediatrics ^*

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

hypersomnolence; hypothalamus; Kleine Levin syndrome; lead poisoning; precocious puberty

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HYPERSOMNIA; HYPOTHALAMUS; LEAD POISONING; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PICA; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0029811446     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004583-199608000-00016     Document Type: Article

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