title: Neuropathic Symptoms in World Trade Center Disaster Survivors and Responders.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objective of this research is to determine whether responders and survivors of the World Trade Center (WTC) disaster experience symptoms of neuropathy at a rate higher than those not exposed.
  
  
  METHODS
  A survey of neuropathic symptoms in patients who were and were not exposed at the WTC based upon the Michigan Neuropathy Screening Instrument (MNSI).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Even after correction for medical comorbidities, age, and depression, neuropathic symptoms are much more common in those exposed to WTC dust and increase with increasing exposure.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study provides evidence that exposure to WTC dust is associated with neuropathic symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Division of Occupational Medicine, Department of Medicine (Dr Wilkenfeld); Department of Biostatistics, Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola; New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine, Old Westbury (Ms Segelnick); and Department of Neuroscience, Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, New York (Dr Stecker).
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wilkenfeld
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fazzari
authors.forename: Jacqueline
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Segelnick
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stecker
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety / Q000453:epidemiology; D015897:Comorbidity; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology; D004391:Dust; D004576:Electromyography; D060731:Emergency Responders / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005076:Exanthema / Q000453:epidemiology; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D009519:New York City / Q000453:epidemiology; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015995:Prevalence; D047851:September 11 Terrorist Attacks; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
chemical_list: D004391:Dust