Cognitive dysfunction associated with elemental mercury ingestion and inhalation: A case study

Applied Neuropsychology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 79-91

  Cercy, Steven P ^a,b,c   Wankmuller, Michelle M ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol abuse; Cognitive disorders; Dementia; Mercury; Mercury toxicity

Indexed keywords

CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; ERYTHROMYCIN; LACTULOSE; MERCURY; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MULTIVITAMIN; OMEPRAZOLE;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MERCURIALISM; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; RECALL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VISUAL MEMORY;

BRAIN; COGNITION DISORDERS; COLON; HUMANS; INHALATION; MALE; MERCURY POISONING; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 41449093729     PISSN: 09084282     EISSN: 15324826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09084280801917889     Document Type: Article

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