AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS AND METALLIC TOXINS

被引:61
作者
CURRIER, RD
HAERER, AF
机构
[1] Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MI, 39216
来源
ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH | 1968年 / 17卷 / 05期
基金
美国国家卫生研究院;
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D O I
10.1080/00039896.1968.10665310
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Twenty-four of a group of 31 patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis had been exposed to metallic toxins in their work, but no convincing evidence could be found of abnormal amounts of lead, mercury, or arsenic in the urine of 21 of the group or in necropsy tissues of two. Therapy with various chelating agents did not alter their clinical course. © 1968 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
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