Neurological and cognitive recovery following abstinence from petrol sniffing

Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1019-1027

  Cairney, Sheree ^a,b,c,d   Maruff, Paul ^a,b   Burns, Chris B ^c,d   Currie, Jon ^a,e   Currie, Bart J ^c,d  

^a FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^d FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cognitive; Gasoline; Inhalant; Neurological; Petrol; Sniffing

Indexed keywords

GASOLINE; LEAD;

ABSTINENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; SNIFFING; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; BRAIN DISEASES; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; GASOLINE; HUMANS; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; LEARNING; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; POSTURE; REFLEX; SACCADES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 17644392073     PISSN: 0893133X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.npp.1300682     Document Type: Article

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