What is the setting of Arsenic and Old Lace?

What is the setting of Arsenic and Old Lace?

Brooklyn

How long is the play Arsenic and Old Lace?

three and a half years

How is arsenic treated?

Treatment of arsenic poisoning in acute toxic poisonings needs to begin quickly; treatment involves removal of arsenic by dialysis, chelating agents, replacement of red blood cells, and if ingested, bowel cleansing. Acute toxic inorganic arsenic poisoning has only a fair to poor outcome.

How does arsenic affect the nervous system?

It has been reported that human arsenic exposure causes several health problems such as cancer, liver damage, dermatosis, and nervous system disturbances such as polyneuropathy, EEG abnormalities and, in extreme cases, hallucinations, disorientation and agitation.

Is arsenic a neurotoxin?

Arsenic is a neurotoxin commonly found concentrated in areas exposed to agricultural runoff, mining, and smelting sites (Martinez-Finley 2011). One of the effects of arsenic ingestion during the development of the nervous system is the inhibition of neurite growth which can occur both in PNS and the CNS.

What is the most potent neurotoxin?

Chemical structure of tetrodotoxin (TTX). TTX, one of the most powerful neurotoxins known, it is about 1200 times more toxic to humans than cyanide and it has no known antidote

What does neurotoxicity feel like?

Symptoms may appear immediately after exposure or be delayed. They may include limb weakness or numbness, loss of memory, vision, and/or intellect, uncontrollable obsessive and/or compulsive behaviors, delusions, headache, cognitive and behavioral problems and sexual dysfunction.

What is neurotoxicity?

Definition. Neurotoxicity occurs when the exposure to natural or manmade toxic substances (neurotoxicants) alters the normal activity of the nervous system. This can eventually disrupt or even kill neurons, key cells that transmit and process signals in the brain and other parts of the nervous system.