Volume : V, Issue : XII, December - 2016

Lead neuropathy presenting as bilateral wrist drop

Dr. Ayush Dubey, Dr. Amit Maheshwari, Dr. Sunil Athale

Abstract :

 Lead neuropathy is one of the most morbid forms of lead exposure in humans. It mostly occurs through industrial exposure and is mostly seen in people working in battery making factories. Lead neuropathies are mostly pure motor in type but sensory neuropathies are also described in literature with chronic exposure to lead. We describe a case of pure motor lead neuropathy in a young male working in a lead factory from central India who presented with bilateral wrist drop

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Dr. Ayush Dubey, Dr. Amit Maheshwari, Dr. Sunil Athale, Lead neuropathy presenting as bilateral wrist drop, International Journal of Scientific Research, Volume : 5 | Issue : 12 |December 2016

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