Encephalopathy, acute toxic

Disease/Syndrome
Encephalopathy, acute toxic
Category
Acute Poisoning
Acute/Chronic
Acute-Severe (life-threatening)
Comments
Caused by organic metal compounds (lead, mercury, tin, manganese, and nickel) and other compounds that are not classified as solvents, asphyxiants, fumigants, or insecticides, eg., hydrazine, decaborane, and nitromethane; Other agents that can cause acute encephalopathy include: organic metal compounds (lead, mercury, tin, nickel, and manganese); hydrazines, and other organic compounds (2-aminopyridine, beta-chloroprene, biphenyl, cyclonite, nitromethane, methyl iodide, pyridine, etc. See the acute syndromes for Fumigants, Solvents, Asphyxiants, Organophosphates & carbamates, and Organochlorine insecticides.
Latency/Incubation
Seconds to hours
Diagnostic
Clinical; Laboratory evaluation varies;
ICD-9 Code
323.7
ICD-10 Code
G92

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