Mercury intoxication presenting with tics.
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چکیده
A 5 year old Chinese boy presented with recurrent oral ulceration followed by motor and vocal tics. The Chinese herbal spray he used for his mouth ulcers was found to have a high mercury content. His blood mercury concentration was raised. Isolated tics as the sole presentation of mercury intoxication has not previously been reported.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of disease in childhood
دوره 83 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2000