Definition: Injury to the nervous system secondary to exposure to lead compounds. Two distinct clinical patterns occur in children (LEAD POISONING, NERVOUS SYSTEM, CHILDHOOD) and adults (LEAD POISONING, NERVOUS SYSTEM, ADULT). In children, lead poisoning typically produces an encephalopathy. In adults, exposure to toxic levels of lead is associated with a peripheral neuropathy.
Other names Syndromes, Lead Neurotoxicity; Syndrome, Lead Neurotoxicity; Neurotoxicity Syndromes, Lead; Neurologic Plumbism; Neurologic Lead Poisoning; Nervous System Plumbism; Lead Neurotoxicity Syndromes; Lead Neurotoxicity Syndrome; Lead Poisoning, Neurologic; Poisoning, Lead, Neurologic; Poisoning, Lead, Nervous System; Plumbism, Neurologic; Plumbism, Nervous System; Neurotoxicity Syndrome, Lead; Nervous System Poisoning, Lead; Nervous System Diseases, Lead-Induced; Lead-Induced Nervous System Diseases
