title: Environmental chemicals and nervous system dysfunction.
abstract: Selected examples of associations between nervous system diseases and exposures to occupational and environmental chemicals have been reviewed. Recent outbreaks of human neurotoxicity from both wellknown and previously unknown toxicants reemphasize the need for the medical community to give increased attention to chemical causes of nervous system dysfunction.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D007631:Chlordecone / Q000009:adverse effects; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006586:Hexanes / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D007306:Insecticides / Q000009:adverse effects; D007854:Lead / Q000009:adverse effects; D007855:Lead Poisoning / Q000209:etiology; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced*; D008628:Mercury / Q000009:adverse effects; D008630:Mercury Poisoning / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D008742:Methyl n-Butyl Ketone / Q000009:adverse effects; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D006586:Hexanes; D007306:Insecticides; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D007854:Lead; D008742:Methyl n-Butyl Ketone; D008628:Mercury; D007631:Chlordecone