Description of the encephalopathic presentation of severe acute lead toxicity in children from villages in northern Nigeria

Principal investigator

Location

Nigeria
Topic

Heavy metal poisoning
Methodology

Observational study
Reference

OCA011-31
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Purpose of study

To provide a thorough description of a series of encephalopathic patients presenting with severe acute lead toxicity receiving care in the Zamfara lead treatment project.

Study status

Concept
Protocol & ERB
Implementation
Completion
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Documents

StudyConceptPaper_ZamfaraLead_EncephalopathicSeries_final.doc 44.5 KB
Signed_DataSharingAgreement_LeadEncephalopathy_Kingsley_LSHTM_June2012.pdf 153 KB
Project_report_final_draft.docx 1.09 MB

Publications

Description of 3,180 Courses of Chelation with Dimercaptosuccinic Acid in Children ≤5 y with Severe Lead Poisoning in Zamfara, Northern Nigeria: A Retrospective Analysis of Programme Data

Thurtle, Natalie "–" Public Library of Science (PLoS) "(2014)"

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