Case report: Long-term cognitive sequelae of sarin exposure

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 244-246

  Loh, Yince ^a   Swanberg, Margaret M ^b   Ingram, M Victoria ^c   Newmark, Jonathan ^d  

^a MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c WOMACK ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d US ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL DEFENSE   (United States)

Author keywords

Neurocognition; Neuropsychological; Organophosphate; Sarin; Weaponized

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; SARIN;

ADULT; AMNESIA; ARMY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BALANCE IMPAIRMENT; BLURRED VISION; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONFUSION; COORDINATION DISORDER; DYSPNEA; EMOTIONAL STRESS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; IRAQ; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; RECALL; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

ADULT; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; COGNITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SARIN;

EID: 77649271551     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2009.12.004     Document Type: Article

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