Assessment of mercury and cadmium via seafood consumption in Italy: estimated dietary intake (EWI) and target hazard quotient (THQ).

Mercury (Hg) and cadmium (Cd) were quantified in fish, cephalopods and crustaceans from Italian supermarkets. Sample compliance with European dietary standards as well as human health risks according to provisional tolerable weekly intake (PTWI) and the methodology of target hazard quotient (THQ) were evaluated. Both element levels were under European legal limits, except for some fish having Hg and Cd contents exceeding or equal to critical values.

[Use of citicoline in high dosages in acute cerebrovascular disease].

The use of large doses (1 g) of citicoline was experimented in 30 patients with acute cerebrovascular disturbances. The treatment proved effective in resolving both mental disturbances and the focal condition.