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Determination of cerebrospinal fluid and serum lead levels in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and other neurological diseases

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In a total of 62 samples of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and an equal number of serum samples obtained from 16 patients suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, 22 patients suffering from miscellaneous neurological diseases, and 24 controls, lead was measured by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. No statistical difference in lead concentration was found between the above three groups.

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  1. Department of Neurology, Athens University, Aeginition Hospital, 74 Vass. Sofias Ave., GR-115 28, Athens, Greece

    E. Kapaki, J. Segditsa, Ch. Zournas, D. Xenos & C. Papageorgiou

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Kapaki, E., Segditsa, J., Zournas, C. et al. Determination of cerebrospinal fluid and serum lead levels in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and other neurological diseases. Experientia 45, 1108–1110 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01950171

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