Aluminium – a Chemical Neurotoxic Agent

Abstract

This work is a synthesis of expert studies that describe-induced toxicity aluminum in humans and animals, using different routes of administration. Due to its toxicity, aluminium, is the impugned in the pathogenesis of certain diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, encephalopathy, patients with dialysis encephalopathy, aplastic bone disease osteomalacia, microcytic anemia, myopathy, pulmonary fibrosis. Alzheimer's is currently one of the most serious diseases neurodegenerative diseases and the leading cause of dementia. It affects nearly 15.1 million people worldwide [2].