Parkinsonism due to manganism in a welder: Neurological and neuropsychological sequelae

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 327-332

  Bowler, Rosemarie M ^a   Koller, William ^b   Schulz, Paul E ^c  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

l dopa; Manganese exposure; Manganism; Mood changes; Motor slowing; MRI; Neurological status; Neuropsychological assessment; Parkinsonism

Indexed keywords

LEVODOPA; MANGANESE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BRADYKINESIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; GAIT DISORDER; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; IRRITABILITY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PARKINSONISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; RIGIDITY; TREMOR; URINALYSIS; VELOCITY; WELDING; WELDING FUME;

ADULT; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MANGANESE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PARKINSONIAN DISORDERS; WELDING;

EID: 33646199875     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2005.10.011     Document Type: Article

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