Neurotoxicity of organic solvents - Recent findings

Brain and Nerve

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 591-596

  Matsuoka, Masato ^a  

^a TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

1 bromopropane; Neurotoxicity; Occupational exposure; Organic solvent syndrome; Organic solvents

Indexed keywords

1 BROMOPROPANE; 2 BROMOPROPANE; 2 HEXANONE; CARBON DISULFIDE; CHLOROFLUOROCARBON; HEXANE; ORGANIC SOLVENT; STYRENE; TOLUENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE TOXICITY; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN ATROPHY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CHINA; CHRONIC TOXICITY; COLOR VISION DEFECT; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, BROMINATED; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; SOLVENTS;

EID: 34347335804     PISSN: 00068969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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