Progressive parkinsonism in a young experimental physicist following long-term exposure to methanol

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 23, Issue 4-5, 2002, Pages 521-525

  Finkelstein, Yoram ^a   Vardi, Jacob ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Delayed toxicity; Long term exposure; Methanol; Methyl bromide; Parkinsonism

Indexed keywords

CERULOPLASMIN; HEAVY METAL; METHANOL; SOLVENT;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRYSTAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INHALATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARKINSONISM; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAPOR; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DISEASE COURSE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TREMOR;

ADULT; BRAIN; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; METHANOL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARKINSON DISEASE, SECONDARY; SOLVENTS; TREMOR;

EID: 0036777213     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-813X(02)00033-5     Document Type: Article

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