High signal intensity on magnetic resonance imaging is a better predictor of neurobehavioral performances than blood manganese in asymptomatic welders

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 555-563

  Chang, Yongmin ^a   Kim, Yangho ^b   Woo, Seung Tae ^c   Song, Hui Jin ^c   Kim, Suk Hwan ^b   Lee, Hun ^b   Kwon, Young Joo ^b   Ahn, Joon Ho ^b   Park, Sin Jae ^b   Chung, In Sung ^d   Jeong, Kyoung Sook ^e  

^a Kyungpook National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Ulsan University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^d Dongsan Medical Center   (South Korea)

^e Dongguk University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

High signal; Manganese; MRI; Neurobehavioral performance; Welder

Indexed keywords

MANGANESE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LEARNING TEST; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREMOR; WELDING;

ADULT; AFFECT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COGNITION; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MANGANESE; MANGANESE POISONING; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SMELL; WELDING;

EID: 67650995838     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2009.04.002     Document Type: Article

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