Neurological Manifestation's of Lead Toxicity in a Battery Worker-A Case Report

Lead acts as cumulative metabolic poison. Occupational lead poisoning occurs frequently in developing country as it has many industrial uses like manufacture of pipes, storage batteries, ship building. Toxic effect of lead on the body is known as Plumbism. It affects multiple organs, specifically bones, blood, brain, increased risk of cardiovascular disease, coronary artery disease and platelet dysfunction. Lead encephalopathy is rare in adults due to the capacity of the mature brain to sequestrate lead away from its mitochondrial site of action within the cerebral and cerebellar neurons. It is a life threatening condition and should be treated as an emergency. Here by, we present a case of 18 year old young man with lead encephalopathy with brief review of literature.