Sequelae of fume exposure in confined space welding: A neurological and neuropsychological case series

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 298-311

  Bowler, Rosemarie M ^a   Nakagawa, Sanae ^a   Drezgic, Marija ^a   Roels, Harry A ^b   Park, Robert M ^c   Diamond, Emily ^d   Mergler, Donna ^e   Bouchard, Maryse ^e   Bowler, Russell P ^f   Koller, William ^g  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^d WRIGHT INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^f NATIONAL JEWISH MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Adults; CATSYS; Clinical cases; Emotional status; Manganese exposure; Motor; Neurological; Neuropsychological; Vision

Indexed keywords

MANGANESE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BRADYKINESIA; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUME; HALLUCINATION; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; LEARNING; MANGANISM; MEMORY; MOOD CHANGE; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SLEEP DISORDER; SLURRED SPEECH; SMELLING DISORDER; TREMOR; WELDING;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONFINED SPACES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; MANGANESE POISONING; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SAN FRANCISCO; TIME FACTORS; WELDING;

PARKINSONIA;

EID: 34249693570     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2006.11.001     Document Type: Article

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