Terms Related to Toxic Encephalopathy

• Acute Liver Failure

  A form of liver failure with rapid onset. It is often induced by the toxic effect of drugs and various toxic substances in experimental studies …

• Toxinology

  The science concerned with the detection, chemical composition, and biological action of toxic substances or poisons and the treatment and prevention of toxic manifestations.

• Biologic Monitoring

  The monitoring of the level of toxins, chemical pollutants, microbial contaminants, or other harmful substances in the environment or workplace by measuring the amounts of …

• Maternal Exposure

  Exposure of the female parent, human or animal, to potentially harmful chemical, physical, or biological agents in the environment or to environmental factors that may …

• Investigational New Drug Application

  An application that must be submitted to a regulatory agency (the FDA in the United States) before a drug can be studied in humans. This …