Clinical, socio-demographic, neurophysiological and neuropsychiatric evaluation of children with volatile substance addition

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 425-432

  Uzun, Nurten ^a,d   Kendirli, Y ^b,c  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Acibadem Health Care Group   (Turkey)

^c Hospital of Turkey   (Turkey)

^d NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Children; Neurophysiological studies; Toluene; Volatile substance abuse

Indexed keywords

TOLUENE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED BRAIN STEM RESPONSE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROPATHY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; CEREBRAL CORTEX; COGNITION DISORDERS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY, BRAIN STEM; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; HUMANS; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; SMOKING; SOLVENTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TOLUENE;

EID: 21044440870     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2005.00526.x     Document Type: Article

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