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ArticleJournal of movement disorders2021

Manganese and Movement Disorders: A Review.

Dinkar Kulshreshtha, Jacky Ganguly, Mandar Jog

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Article in Journal of movement disorders, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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28citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 62 citations in OpenAlex.

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  18. Associations of ambient manganese exposure with brain gray matter thickness and white matter hyperintensities.Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Dinkar KulshreshthaMovement Disorder Centre, London Health Sciences Centre, The University of Western Ontario, Ontario, Canada.
Jacky GangulyMovement Disorder Centre, London Health Sciences Centre, The University of Western Ontario, Ontario, Canada.
Mandar JogMovement Disorder Centre, London Health Sciences Centre, The University of Western Ontario, Ontario, Canada.
London Health Sciences Centre · CAWestern University · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Scientific and technological advances achieved with industrial expansion have led to an ever-increasing demand for heavy metals. This demand has, in turn, led to increased contamination of soil, water and air with these metals. Chronic exposure to metals may be detrimental not only to occupational workers but also to the nonoccupational population exposed to these metals. Manganese (Mn), a commonly used heavy metal, is an essential cofactor for many enzymatic processes that drive biological functions. However, it is also a potential source of neurotoxicity, particularly in the field of movement disorders. The typical manifestation of Mn overexposure is parkinsonism, which may be difficult to differentiate from the more common idiopathic Parkinson's disease. In addition to environmental exposure to Mn, other potential etiologies causing hypermanganesemia include systemic health conditions, total parenteral nutrition and genetic mutations causing Mn dyshomeostasis. In this review, we critically analyze Mn and discuss its sources of exposure, pathophysiology and clinical manifestations. We have highlighted the global public health impact of Mn and emphasize that movement disorder specialists should record a detailed social and occupational history to ensure that a toxic etiology is not misdiagnosed as a neurodegenerative disease. In the absence of a definite therapeutic option, early diagnosis and timely institution of preventive measures are the keys to managing its toxic effects.

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Chelation therapyManganeseParkinsonism

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PMID33819420
PMCPMC8175808
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