MeSH Browser

MeSH Heading: Mercury Poisoning, Nervous System
Tree Number(s): C10.720.475.600; C25.723.522.875.500
Unique ID: D020262
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020262
Annotation: coord IM with specific mercury cpd (IM) if given
Scope Note: Neurologic disorders associated with exposure to inorganic and organic forms of MERCURY. Acute intoxication may be associated with gastrointestinal disturbances, mental status changes, and PARAPARESIS. Chronic exposure to inorganic mercury usually occurs in industrial workers, and manifests as mental confusion, prominent behavioral changes (including psychosis), DYSKINESIAS, and NEURITIS. Alkyl mercury poisoning may occur through ingestion of contaminated seafood or grain, and its characteristic features include POLYNEUROPATHY; ATAXIA; vision loss; NYSTAGMUS, PATHOLOGIC; and DEAFNESS. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1997, Ch20, pp10-15)
Entry Version: MERCURY POIS NERVOUS SYSTEM
Entry Term(s): Encephalopathy, Mercury; Inorganic Mercury Poisoning; Mad Hatter Disease; Mad Hatter's Disease; Mercurial Neuroanesthenia; Mercurial Psychosis; Mercurialism, Nervous System; Mercurialism, Neurologic; Mercury Encephalopathy; Mercury Poisoning, Inorganic; Mercury Poisoning, Neurologic; Mercury Poisoning, Organic; Mercury Psychosis; Mercury-Induced Nervous System Diseases; Minamata Disease; Nervous System Diseases, Mercury-Induced; Nervous System Poisoning, Mercury; Neurotoxicity Syndrome, Mercury; Organic Mercury Poisoning; Poisoning, Mercury, Nervous System; Poisoning, Mercury, Neurologic
Previous Indexing: Mercury Poisoning (1966-1999)
Public MeSH Note: 2000; for MINAMATA DISEASE see MERCURY POISONING 1977-1999
History Note: 2000; for MINAMATA DISEASE use MERCURY POISONING 1977-1999
Date Established: 2000/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/11/08
Revision Date: 2017/06/20

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

congenital (CN)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

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immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Nervous System Diseases [C10]
- Neurotoxicity Syndromes [C10.720]
  - Heavy Metal Poisoning, Nervous System [C10.720.475]

Chemically-Induced Disorders [C25]
- Poisoning [C25.723]
  - Heavy Metal Poisoning [C25.723.522]
    - Mercury Poisoning [C25.723.522.875]
      - Mercury Poisoning, Nervous System [C25.723.522.875.500]
        
        Acrodynia [C25.723.522.875.500.100]

Mercury Poisoning, Nervous System Preferred

Concept UI: M0328124
Scope Note: Neurologic disorders associated with exposure to inorganic and organic forms of MERCURY. Acute intoxication may be associated with gastrointestinal disturbances, mental status changes, and PARAPARESIS. Chronic exposure to inorganic mercury usually occurs in industrial workers, and manifests as mental confusion, prominent behavioral changes (including psychosis), DYSKINESIAS, and NEURITIS. Alkyl mercury poisoning may occur through ingestion of contaminated seafood or grain, and its characteristic features include POLYNEUROPATHY; ATAXIA; vision loss; NYSTAGMUS, PATHOLOGIC; and DEAFNESS. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1997, Ch20, pp10-15)
Terms: Mercury Poisoning, Nervous System Preferred Term
Term UI T358124
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Mercurialism, Nervous System
Term UI T369636
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Mercurialism, Neurologic
Term UI T369637
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Mercury Poisoning, Neurologic
Term UI T369644
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Mercury-Induced Nervous System Diseases
Term UI T369638
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Nervous System Diseases, Mercury-Induced
Term UI T369639
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Nervous System Poisoning, Mercury
Term UI T369640
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Neurotoxicity Syndrome, Mercury
Term UI T369641
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Poisoning, Mercury, Nervous System
Term UI T369642
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Poisoning, Mercury, Neurologic
Term UI T369643
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000)

Mercury Encephalopathy Narrower

Minamata Disease Narrower

Inorganic Mercury Poisoning Narrower

Mad Hatter Disease Narrower

Mercurial Neuroanesthenia Narrower

Mercury Poisoning, Organic Narrower

Mercury Psychosis Narrower

Mercury Poisoning, Nervous System MeSH Descriptor Data 2024