An Enigmatic Case of Acute Mercury Poisoning: Clinical, Immunological Findings and Platelet Function

An Enigmatic Case of Acute Mercury Poisoning: Clinical, Immunological Findings and Platelet Function

Severe mercury intoxication is very rare in developed countries, but still occurs as the result of volatile substance abuse, suicide attempts, occupational hazards, or endemic food ingestion as reported in the cases of public health disasters in Iraq and in Minamata Bay, Japan. Here, we describe the...

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Main Authors: Ilka Kleffner, Susann Eichler, Tobias Ruck, Lisa Schüngel, Steffen Pfeuffer, Philipp Polzer, Ralf Dittrich, Rainer Dziewas, Catharina C. Gross, Kerstin Göbel, Heinz Wiendl, Beate E. Kehrel, Sven G. Meuth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
mercury intoxication
neurotoxicity
brain edema
hemostasis
vegetative state
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2017.00517/full

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