Facial nerve palsy after acute exposure to dichloromethane

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 389-392

  Jacubovich, R M ^a   Landau, D ^a   Dayan, Y Bar ^a   Zilberberg, M ^a   Goldstein, L ^a  

^a MEDICAL CORPS   (Israel)

Author keywords

Dichloromethane; Facial nerve palsy; Methylene chloride; Occupational exposure; Paint remover; Paint stripping; Toxicity; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN; DICHLOROMETHANE; PAINT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIZZINESS; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; NAUSEA; NEUROTOXICITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SOLDIER;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; FACIAL NERVE DISEASES; FACIAL PARALYSIS; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; METHYLENE CHLORIDE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 27744457949     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20215     Document Type: Article

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