Maghazaji H I
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1974 Aug;37(8):954-8. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.37.8.954.
Forty-three patients with methylmercury poisoning were studied; 74·4% showed some degree of depression. Their blood levels of mercury were higher than the average values for the whole group, and considerably higher than the blood levels of the non-depressed patients. Irritability was observed in 44·2% of the patients, all except one of the 19 being under 30 years of age. There was general improvement in the mental states of the patients who were hospitalized. Mercury binding compounds did not seem to have a significant effect in enhancing recovery from the depressive state. The possibility of there being two distinct syndromes, due to organic and inorganic mercury poisoning, is discussed.
对43名甲基汞中毒患者进行了研究；74.4%的患者表现出一定程度的抑郁。他们的血液汞含量高于整个组的平均值，且远高于未患抑郁症患者的血液汞含量。44.2%的患者表现出易怒，19名患者中除1名外，其他患者年龄均在30岁以下。住院患者的精神状态总体有所改善。汞结合化合物似乎对促进抑郁状态的恢复没有显著作用。文中讨论了因有机汞和无机汞中毒而出现两种不同综合征的可能性。
