Manganese intoxication: The cause of an inexplicable epileptic syndrome in a 3 year old child

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 24, Issue 4-5, 2003, Pages 633-639

  Hernandez, Elena Herrero ^a   Discalzi, Gianluigi ^a   Dassi, Patrizia ^b   Jarre, Laura ^c   Pira, Enrico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b REGINA MARGHERITA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c ASL 2   (Italy)

Author keywords

CaNa2EDTA; Chelating treatment; Electroencephalogram; Epilepsy; Epileptic status; Manganese

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; EDETATE CALCIUM DISODIUM; MANGANESE;

ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD LEVEL; BRAIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CHELATION THERAPY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC STATE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MALE; NEUROTOXICITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINALYSIS;

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EID: 0042737458     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-813X(03)00026-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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