A 44-year-old member asked:
What are the symptoms of lead poisoning and is it permanent?
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Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 51 years experience
See below: The symptoms vary by the age of the patient and the severity of lead levels. Some of the damage, particularly that to the nervous system may be permanent. For more info see this site.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/lead-poisoning/fl00068.
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A 28-year-old member asked:
Are the symptoms of lead poisoning bad?
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Dr. Marianne DiNapolianswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 10 years experience
Yes: Lead poisoning in adults commonly causes headache, memory loss, anemia, and defects in the nervous system that can lead to muscle weakness. High enough levels of lead may even be lethal. Lead poisoning can be diagnosed and treated by a physician.
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A 22-year-old male asked:
How do I tell if I have lead poisoning is it immediate symptoms?
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Dr. Roy Arnoldanswered
Internal Medicine 49 years experience
Lead poisoning: Acute lead poisoning usually presents with abdominal pain, joint pains and muscle pains with mental confusion. Tremor may be present. Serum lead levels are generally above 80 mcg/dl. Thanks for trusting HealthTap!
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A 29-year-old member asked:
By the time you have symptoms of lead poisoning, how high is your lead level?
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Dr. Lester Thompsonanswered
Pathology 35 years experience
Variable: The cut-off values for abnormal lead levels are based on age: 10 versus 25 for child versus adult, respectively (ug/dl). However, each person is unique in how they respond to elevated levels. Therefore, your level may not be so high above normal, and yet you can still have severe symptoms.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
What are the usual brain-related symptoms of lead poisoning?
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Dr. Joseph Woodsanswered
Pathology 30 years experience
It depends.: This depends on how much exposure there was. If a person has lead encephalopathy when chelation therapy is started, permanent brain damage, like cerebral palsey is a frequent consequence. Age-related mental decline and psychiatric symptoms also occur, and in young children it is linked to learning disabilities, lower intelligence, impaired coordination, less memory, and social impairment.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
What are the typical symptoms you see with lead poisoning in adults?
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Dr. Lester Thompsonanswered
Pathology 35 years experience
Constitutional: Symptoms are really variable, but include loss of short-term memory or concentration, depression, nausea, abdominal pain, loss of coordination, and numbness and tingling (often in the limbs), fatigue, problems with sleep, headaches, stupor, slurred speech, and anemia -- but there are often other "non-specific" signs and symptoms. Blood testing is usually required.
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