Acute methyl iodide exposure with delayed neuropsychiatric sequelae: Report of a case

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 550-556

  Schwartz, Michael D ^a   Obamwonyi, Andrew O ^b   Thomas, Jerry D ^a   Moorhead, Joel F ^b   Morgan, Brent W ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Free radical damage; Glutathione; Glutathione S transferase; Methyl halide; Methyl iodide; Neurotoxicity

Indexed keywords

METHYL IODIDE;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CHEMICAL BURN; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONVALESCENCE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; NEUROTOXICITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL TOXICOLOGY; REVIEW;

ACUTE DISEASE; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, IODINATED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 20444428019     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20169     Document Type: Review

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