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Patients with suspected solvent-induced encephalopathy examined with cerebral computed tomography.
- Source :
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Journal of occupational medicine. : official publication of the Industrial Medical Association [J Occup Med] 1993 Feb; Vol. 35 (2), pp. 155-60. - Publication Year :
- 1993
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Abstract
- The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between organic solvent exposure and brain atrophy among 85 patients referred to a department of occupational medicine and who underwent cerebral computed tomography. On average, the patients had been heavily exposed to a mixture of organic solvents for 22.9 years. Diseases which may be associated with brain atrophy or high alcohol consumption was observed among 31% of the subjects. Among these subjects the prevalence of brain atrophy was 58%. The prevalence of brain atrophy was 20% among the men without such conditions. None of the eight female patients appeared to have atrophy. The quantitative assessment showed no correlation between the duration of exposure and atrophy-related parameters. However, the width of the third ventricle, bifrontal ratio, and bicaudate ratio were correlated with age.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Aged
Atrophy
Brain drug effects
Brain pathology
Brain Damage, Chronic diagnostic imaging
Encephalitis diagnostic imaging
Humans
Male
Maximum Allowable Concentration
Middle Aged
Occupational Diseases diagnostic imaging
Paint adverse effects
Air Pollutants, Occupational adverse effects
Brain Damage, Chronic chemically induced
Encephalitis chemically induced
Occupational Diseases chemically induced
Solvents adverse effects
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0096-1736
- Volume :
- 35
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of occupational medicine. : official publication of the Industrial Medical Association
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 8433187
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00043764-199302000-00016