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Manganism | |
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The element manganese in the periodic table | |
Specialty | Occupational medicine |
Diagnostic method | - determination of the concentration of manganese in the blood
- biochemical blood test: determination of the activity of ALT, ACT, LDH, creatine phosphokinase (CPK); - indicators of protein metabolism, - concentrations of thyroid hormones.Instrumental research. EEG, CT, MRI, global EMG, ENMG data are evaluated. In the early stages determine - the speed of motor and sensory reactions, the rate of attention, the amount of short-term memory, in later stages - productive memory, verbal-logical thinking, the level of personal and reactive anxiety, depression, neuroticism [medical citation needed] |
Manganism or manganese poisoning is a toxic condition resulting from chronic exposure to manganese.[1] It was first identified in 1837 by James Couper.[2]