Peripheral neuropathy and visual evoked potential changes in workers exposed to n-hexane

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1296-1299

  Kutlu, Gulnihal ^a   Gomceli, Yasemin B ^a   Sonmez, Tolga ^a   Inan, Levent E ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Turkey)

Author keywords

EMG; n Hexane; Neuropathy; Neurotoxicity; Solvent; Toxic neuropathy

Indexed keywords

HEXANE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; SHOE INDUSTRY; WORKER;

ADHESIVES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEXANES; HUMANS; MALE; NEURAL CONDUCTION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68949169206     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2008.12.021     Document Type: Article

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