[The neurological screening of workers in the manufacture of copper and aluminum rolled wire].
The screening of the nervous system function in 42 workers of copper rolled wire [correction of valzdrat] production and in 34 workers of aluminium rolled wire [correction of valzdrat] production was performed in 1992 and 1993 too; 52 healthy military men were investigated as control group. Target neurological anamnesis, internal and detailed neurological status were carried out. Symptoms of radiculopathy, neurasthenic syndrome and signs of generalized neurovegative dystonia were established in both studies--1992 and 1993. It is suggested that an further detailed investigation (including psychometric tests) is needed to verify of refute the neurotoxic effect of copper and aluminium.
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D000328:Adult; D000336:Aerosols; D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational / Q000009:adverse effects; D000535:Aluminum / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002031:Bulgaria; D003300:Copper / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008669:Metallurgy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
D000336:Aerosols; D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational; D003300:Copper; D000535:Aluminum
Nevrologichen skrining pri rabotnitsi ot proizvodstvoto na meden i aluminiev valtsdrat.