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Publication Details
AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology
Neurobehavioral changes among workers in some chemical industries in egypt
Environmental Research, Volume 63, No. 2, Year 1993
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Description
This study investigates the long-term neuropsychiatric manifestations of single or combined chemicals: manganese; zinc phosphide; lead, mercury, and TNT; and pesticides among exposed industrial workers. We found that 75% of the exposed subjects as a whole and 50% of those exposed to each of Zinc phosphide and pesticides presented with more than one neuropsychiatric symptoms or signs. The main signs were mask faces, hyporeflexia, hyperreflexia, peripheral neuropathy, static tremors, radiculopathy, muscle weakness, mental changes, fasciculations and tremors, wasting, hypotonia, abnormal deep reflexes, and sensory hyposthesia. Neurological manifestations were confirmed by electromyography and their severity was related to the duration of exposure and confirmed as well by electroencephalography. These results are discussed and their implications highlighted. © 1993 Academic Press, Inc.
Authors & Co-Authors
Amr, Mahmoud M.
Egypt, Cairo
Faculty of Medicine
Allam, Mahmoud
Egypt, Cairo
Faculty of Medicine
Osmaan, Abdel Lateef
Egypt, Cairo
Faculty of Medicine
El-Batanouni, Mohamed
Egypt, Cairo
Faculty of Medicine
Samra, Gamal El
Egypt, Cairo
Faculty of Medicine
Halim, Zakaria
Egypt, Cairo
Faculty of Medicine
Statistics
Citations: 15
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1006/enrs.1993.1149
ISSN:
00139351
Study Locations
Egypt