Occupational exposure to methyl isobutyl ketone causes lasting impairment in working memory

Neurology

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1853-1855

  Grober, Ellen ^a   Schaumburg, Herbert H ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive dysfunction; Methyl isobutyl ketone; Occupational exposure; Working memory

Indexed keywords

4 METHYL 2 PENTANONE;

ADULT; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROTOXICITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 0034624933     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.54.9.1853     Document Type: Article

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