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From: carter@gatech.CSNET (Carter Bullard)
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: Re: Amalgam (silver) Dental Fillings are a Serious Health Hazard
Message-ID: <1369@gatech.CSNET>
Date: Mon, 30-Sep-85 22:51:23 EDT
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Posted: Mon Sep 30 22:51:23 1985
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In article <777@nmtvax.UUCP> knight@nmtvax.UUCP (Bob Knight) writes:
>In article <> kevin@voder.UUCP (The Last Bugfighter) writes:
>>   OK, I'll bite (ouch!), just what are the symptoms of heavy metal poisoning?
>>And how do you tell if you're suffering from it?
>
>Deafness and brain damage.  You can't tell you're suffering from it 
>because of the BD :-).
>

   Actually that comes very late in the problem:

   The first thing  you see in say mercury poisoning is kidney damage.

   For lead poisoning, liver damage is the first clinical sign, with
	enlargement and tenderness.
   
   The deafness, which is not that common, is based on cranial neuropathy,
   which is seen in the late stages.  Frank psychosis is a good behavioral
   symptom.  Remember the mad hatters personality in Alice: Looking Good in
   the Glass, is based on mercury poisoning. 
   


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