Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health
Abstract
Opisan je tok i liječenje teške olovne encefalopatije odraslog bolesnika, popraćene vrlo teškom kaheksijom i kvadriplegijom. Pojava simptoma i tok bolesti potpuno su odgovarali klasičnim opisima encefalopatije (kolike, klijenuti, encefalopatija). Liječenje poduzeto visokim dozama kompleksona EDTA pokazalo se vrlo uspješnimThe course and treatment of severe lead encephalopathy in an adult, accompanied with cachexia and quadriplegia, are described. The appearance of symptoms and the course of disease were in accord with the classical picture of encephalopathy (colics, paralysis, encephalopathy). Treatment with large doses of the complexing agent EDTA proved very successful
