+ Altered Mitochondrial Function in Gadolinium Deposition Disease (from MRI contrast dye) +

[Kaur Singh]

Altered Plasma Mitochondrial Metabolites in Persistently Symptomatic Individuals after a GBCA-Assisted MRI

Despite the impressive safety of gadolinium (Gd)-based contrast agents (GBCAs), a small number of patients report the onset of new, severe, ongoing symptoms after even a single exposure—a syndrome termed Gadolinium Deposition Disease (GDD). Mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress have...

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[Giraffe]

Toxic Heavy Metals and MRIs — What Radiologists Don’t Tell You -- by Dr. Joseph Mercola

"Gadolinium, a toxic heavy metal, is the contrast agent of choice in about one-third of high-contrast MRIs. A poll revealed 58% of radiologists avoid informing patients when deposits of toxic contrast agents are discovered to avoid provoking “unnecessary patient anxiety.”"

"The researchers go on to note other common signs and symptoms of “gadolinium deposition disease,” such as persistent headache, bone, joint, tendon and ligament pain (often described as sharp pins and needles, cutting or burning), tightness in the hands and feet, brain fog and soft-tissue thickening that “clinically appears somewhat spongy or rubbery without the hardness and redness observed in NSF.”