Pica and Blood Lead in Psychotic Children
B. E. Oliver, G. O'Gorman, Pica and Blood Lead in Psychotic Children, Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, Volume 8 Issue 6, Pages 704-707
Lead poisoning son and pica: a mother's story
Source: http://www.lead.org.au/q&a/2002/lead-poisoned-son.html
30th October 2002, California USA
Professor Alan Moncrieff and Lead Poisoning in Children
Sir Alan Moncrieff (1901-1971) attended Caterham School from 1912 – 1918. He joined the staff of The Hospital for Sick Children as house physician in 1925.
Pica
Pica is a medical disorder characterized by an appetite for non-nutritive substances. The condition's name comes from the Latin word for magpie, a bird which is reputed to eat almost anything.
Present day cases of childhood lead poisoning related to cars.
Headline: ‘Lead dust in cars source of kids' poisoning’
Article: Some childhood lead poisonings in Maine last year came from an unusual source - lead dust tracked into the family car.
S.3. – S.5.
Our object was found in the Pathology Collection between S.3. and S.5.
Toy Car & Case Study Notes from UCL Pathology Collection
S.4.
LEAD POISONING.
CLINICAL: