Decision rules for assessment of chronic solvent-induced encephalopathy: Results in 2370 patients

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 742-752

  Verberk, Maarten M ^a   Van der Hoek, Joffrey A F ^b,c   Van Valen, Evelien ^a   Wekking, Ellie M ^a,d   Van Hout, Moniek S E ^b   Hageman, Gerard ^b   Van der Laan, Gert ^a   Van Dijk, Frank J H ^a  

^a Amsterdam Public Health research institute   (Netherlands)

^b MEDISCH SPECTRUM TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^c Queen Beatrix Hospital   (Netherlands)

^d Health Care Center Dijk en Duin   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chronic solvent induced encephalopathy; Cognitive; Diagnosis; Neuropsychology; Neurotoxicology; Solvent; Toxic encephalopathy

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CHRONIC SOLVENT INDUCED ENCEPHALOPATHY; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION TREE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MENTAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; BRAIN; CHECKLIST; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITION; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOLVENTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84864499221     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: 18729711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2012.06.005     Document Type: Article

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