title: Neurotoxicity induced by lead levels: an electrophysiological study.
abstract: The object of the present study was to evaluate, with the aid of visual evoked potentials (VEPs), modifications induced in the optic nerve by lead, and to investigate the relationship between blood lead levels (PbB) and modification of the VEP. We studied a sample of 300 men with PbB values between 17 and 60 micrograms/100 ml. Our study demonstrates that alterations in the latency of the VEP are dependent on PbB levels, though there is not a directly proportional relationship.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Medicina del Lavoro, Policlinico Universitario, Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Abbate
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Buceti
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Munaò
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Giorgianni
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ferreri
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D005074:Evoked Potentials, Visual / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007854:Lead / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D009900:Optic Nerve / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D012044:Regression Analysis
chemical_list: D007854:Lead