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Descriptor English: Mercury Poisoning, Nervous System
Descriptor Spanish: Intoxicación del Sistema Nervioso por Mercurio
Descriptor intoxicación del sistema nervioso por mercurio
Scope note: Trastornos neurológicos asociados con la exposición a formas orgánicas e inorgánicas del MERCURIO. La intoxicación aguda puede asociarse con trastornos gastrointestinales, cambios en el estado mental y PARAPARESIA. La exposición crónica al mercurio inorgánico se da generalmente en  trabajadores industriales y se manifiesta por confusión mental, cambios destacados en la conducta (incluida la psicosis), DISCINESIAS y NEURITIS. El envenenamiento con mercuriales alquílicos puede producirse por la ingestión de mariscos o cereales contaminados, y entre sus características se incluyen la POLINEUROPATÍA, ATAXIA, pérdida de la  visión, NISTAGMO PATOLÓGICO y  SORDERA. (Adaptación del original: Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1997, Ch20, pp10-15)
Descriptor Portuguese: Intoxicação do Sistema Nervoso por Mercúrio
Descriptor French: Troubles neurologiques de l'intoxication par le mercure
Entry term(s): Encephalopathy, Mercury
Inorganic Mercury Poisoning
Mad Hatter Disease
Mad Hatter Diseases
Mad Hatter's Disease
Mad Hatters Disease
Mercurial Neuroanesthenia
Mercurial Psychosis
Mercurialism, Nervous System
Mercurialism, Neurologic
Mercury Encephalopathy
Mercury Induced Nervous System Diseases
Mercury Neurotoxicity Syndrome
Mercury Neurotoxicity Syndromes
Mercury Poisoning, Inorganic
Mercury Poisoning, Neurologic
Mercury Poisoning, Organic
Mercury Psychosis
Mercury-Induced Nervous System Diseases
Minamata Disease
Nervous System Diseases, Mercury Induced
Nervous System Diseases, Mercury-Induced
Nervous System Mercurialism
Nervous System Poisoning, Mercury
Neuroanesthenia, Mercurial
Neurologic Mercurialism
Neurologic Mercury Poisoning
Neurotoxicity Syndrome, Mercury
Neurotoxicity Syndromes, Mercury
Organic Mercury Poisoning
Poisoning, Inorganic Mercury
Poisoning, Mercury, Nervous System
Poisoning, Mercury, Neurologic
Poisoning, Neurologic Mercury
Poisoning, Organic Mercury
Psychosis, Mercurial
Psychosis, Mercury
Syndrome, Mercury Neurotoxicity
Syndromes, Mercury Neurotoxicity
System Mercurialism, Nervous
Tree number(s): C10.720.475.600
C25.723.522.875.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020262
Scope note: Neurologic disorders associated with exposure to inorganic and organic forms of MERCURY. Acute intoxication may be associated with gastrointestinal disturbances, mental status changes, and PARAPARESIS. Chronic exposure to inorganic mercury usually occurs in industrial workers, and manifests as mental confusion, prominent behavioral changes (including psychosis), DYSKINESIAS, and NEURITIS. Alkyl mercury poisoning may occur through ingestion of contaminated seafood or grain, and its characteristic features include POLYNEUROPATHY; ATAXIA; vision loss; NYSTAGMUS, PATHOLOGIC; and DEAFNESS. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1997, Ch20, pp10-15)
Annotation: coord IM with specific mercury cpd (IM) if given
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Mercury Poisoning (1966-1999)
Public MeSH Note: 2000; for MINAMATA DISEASE see MERCURY POISONING 1977-1999
History Note: 2000; for MINAMATA DISEASE use MERCURY POISONING 1977-1999
Entry Version: MERCURY POIS NERVOUS SYSTEM
DeCS ID: 34357
Unique ID: D020262
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Date Established: 2000/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/11/08
Revision Date: 2017/06/20
Mercury Poisoning, Nervous System - Preferred
Concept UI M0328124
Scope note Neurologic disorders associated with exposure to inorganic and organic forms of MERCURY. Acute intoxication may be associated with gastrointestinal disturbances, mental status changes, and PARAPARESIS. Chronic exposure to inorganic mercury usually occurs in industrial workers, and manifests as mental confusion, prominent behavioral changes (including psychosis), DYSKINESIAS, and NEURITIS. Alkyl mercury poisoning may occur through ingestion of contaminated seafood or grain, and its characteristic features include POLYNEUROPATHY; ATAXIA; vision loss; NYSTAGMUS, PATHOLOGIC; and DEAFNESS. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1997, Ch20, pp10-15)
Preferred term Mercury Poisoning, Nervous System
Entry term(s) Mercurialism, Nervous System
Mercurialism, Neurologic
Mercury Induced Nervous System Diseases
Mercury Neurotoxicity Syndrome
Mercury Neurotoxicity Syndromes
Mercury Poisoning, Neurologic
Mercury-Induced Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases, Mercury Induced
Nervous System Diseases, Mercury-Induced
Nervous System Mercurialism
Nervous System Poisoning, Mercury
Neurologic Mercurialism
Neurologic Mercury Poisoning
Neurotoxicity Syndrome, Mercury
Neurotoxicity Syndromes, Mercury
Poisoning, Mercury, Nervous System
Poisoning, Mercury, Neurologic
Poisoning, Neurologic Mercury
Syndrome, Mercury Neurotoxicity
Syndromes, Mercury Neurotoxicity
System Mercurialism, Nervous
Mad Hatter Disease - Narrower
Concept UI M0335769
Preferred term Mad Hatter Disease
Entry term(s) Mad Hatter Diseases
Mad Hatter's Disease
Mad Hatters Disease
Minamata Disease - Narrower
Concept UI M0335767
Preferred term Minamata Disease
Mercury Encephalopathy - Narrower
Concept UI M0335766
Preferred term Mercury Encephalopathy
Entry term(s) Encephalopathy, Mercury
Mercury Poisoning, Organic - Narrower
Concept UI M0335779
Preferred term Mercury Poisoning, Organic
Entry term(s) Organic Mercury Poisoning
Poisoning, Organic Mercury
Mercury Psychosis - Narrower
Concept UI M0335780
Preferred term Mercury Psychosis
Entry term(s) Mercurial Psychosis
Psychosis, Mercurial
Psychosis, Mercury
Inorganic Mercury Poisoning - Narrower
Concept UI M0335768
Preferred term Inorganic Mercury Poisoning
Entry term(s) Mercury Poisoning, Inorganic
Poisoning, Inorganic Mercury
Mercurial Neuroanesthenia - Narrower
Concept UI M0335770
Preferred term Mercurial Neuroanesthenia
Entry term(s) Neuroanesthenia, Mercurial



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