Suboptimal performance on neuropsychological tests in patients with suspected chronic toxic encephalopathy

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 24, Issue 4-5, 2003, Pages 547-551

  Van Hout, Moniek S E ^a   Schmand, Ben ^b   Wekking, Ellie M ^c   Hageman, Gerard ^a   Deelman, Betto G ^d  

^a MEDISCH SPECTRUM TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chronic toxic encephalopathy; Malingering; Neuropsychological tests; Occupational exposure; Solvents' toxicity

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC SOLVENT;

ADULT; AGED; AMSTERDAM SHORT TERM MEMORY TEST; BRAIN TOXICITY; CHRONIC TOXIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; MALINGERING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL TOXICOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT TERM MEMORY; TEST OF MEMORY MALINGERING;

EID: 0043238683     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-813X(03)00054-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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