LEAD ENCEPHALOPATHY

Course overview

LEAD INTOXICATION IS ONE OF THE MOST WELL DESCRIBED ENVIRONMENTAL INTOXICATIONS WORLDWIDE AND IT CONTINUES TO BE A COMMONLY ENCOUNTERED DISEASE BOTH IN DEVELOPING NATIONS AND IN THE FIRST WORLD. LEAD ENCEPHALOPATHY RESULTS AS A LATE-STAGE COMPLICATION OF LEAD INTOXICATION. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE PRESENTATION, EVALUATION, AND TREATMENT OF LEAD ENCEPHALOPATHY AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE CARE OF PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.