RELATION BETWEEN LEAD POISONING AND ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY

Art in relation to lead poisoning.

Lead poisoning is an ancient and modern problem. Since many artists have had exposure to lead, it is appropriate to use some of their works as a vehicle to depict the symptoms of the variable syndromes associated with lead exposure.

A study of pica in relation to lead poisoning.

I T HAS BEEN known that lead may cause poisoning in man since ancient times.1 Only in comparatively recent years has attention been called to its toxic effect in 23 in whom the diagnosis can be easily overlooked until encephalopathy occurs, and may be missed even then. The incidence of the disease is difficult to determine, because in most states it is not reportable and since the diagnosis is ...

Lead Poisoning Surveillance: A Collaborative Effort between Epidemiology and WIC

Introduction There is no safe level of lead in the body, and elevated lead in children can lead to decreased Intelligence Quotients (IQ) and behavioral problems. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends lead testing of children with a positive risk assessment. Children who live in low socioeconomic areas may be at higher risk for lead exposure. As recent events have shown, having an elevat...

Lead and lead poisoning in antiquity

The symposium papers edited by Simpson will be a valued source for students of Black. The eight papers offer a number of insights on various aspects of Black's career. Robert Anderson provides a handy outline biography; Christopher Lawrence analyses Black's personal and intellectual links with Hume and Adam Smith, as well as contemporary natural philosophers; Henry Guerlac presents a stimulatin...

Children’s Lead Poisoning and Asthma