Asymptomatic sequelae to acute sarin poisoning in the central and autonomic nervous system 6 months after the Tokyo subway attack

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 244, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 601-606

  Murata, Katsuyuki ^a,d   Araki, Shunichi ^a   Yokoyama, Kazuhito ^a   Okumura, Tetsu ^b   Ishimatsu, Shinichi ^b   Takasu, Nobukatsu ^b   White, Roberta F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b ST LUKE'S INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d TEIKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic sequelae; Neurophysiological methods; Neurotoxicity; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Sarin poisoning

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT; CHOLINESTERASE; SARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHOLINESTERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; JAPAN; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROTOXICITY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RR INTERVAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY, BRAIN STEM; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RAILROADS; SARIN; TOKYO; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0030687921     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004150050153     Document Type: Article

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