Neurologic sequelae of chronic solvent vapor abuse

Neurology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1986, Pages 698-702

  Hormes, Joseph T ^a   Filley, Christopher M ^a   Rosenberg, Neil L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TOLUENE;

BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN DISEASE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ETIOLOGY; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN DISEASES; BRAIN STEM; CEREBELLAR DISEASES; COGNITION DISORDERS; CRANIAL NERVE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SOLVENTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TOLUENE; XYLENES;

EID: 0022458642     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.36.5.698     Document Type: Article

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