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Also known as Manganese intoxication, manganese poisoning

Manganism or manganese poisoning is a toxic condition resulting from chronic exposure to manganese.

Key facts

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Manganism
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The element manganese in the periodic table
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assessment of exposure history presentation of symptoms MRI neurological examination

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Encyclopedic overview

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  • Signs and symptoms
  • Causes
  • Welding
  • Illicit methcathinone manufacturing
  • Drinking water, fuel additive, Maneb, paint and steelmaking
  • Pathophysiology
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
  • Epidemiology
  • See also
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

Manganism or manganese poisoning is a toxic condition resulting from chronic exposure to manganese. It was first identified in 1837 by James Couper.

==Signs and symptoms== Chronic exposure to excessive manganese levels can lead to a variety of psychiatric and motor disturbances, termed manganism. Generally, exposure to ambient manganese air concentrations in excess of 5 mg/m3 can lead to manganese-induced symptoms.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “manganism” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.