Document ID (ISN) | 32683 |
CIS number |
80-155 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0025-7818 - Medicina del lavoro |
Year |
1979 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
D'Andrea F., Cavazzini M., Perbellini L., Apostoli P., Zampieri P. |
Title |
Vestibular changes in shoe manufacturing workers |
Original title |
Alterazioni vestibolari in operai calzaturieri [in Italian] |
Bibliographic information |
Jan.-Feb. 1979, Vol.70, No.1, p.16-20. Illus. 13 ref. |
Abstract |
Studies in 78 workers exposed to n-hexane, 2-methylpentane, 3-methylpentane, methylcyclopentane present in the glues and 86 controls showed a statistically significant higher prevalence of vestibular function changes in the exposed workers. The changes were typical of the toxic nucleo-reticular syndrome, involving the nerve structure of the medulla oblongata. Symptoms complained were emotional disorders (48%), dyspeptic disturbances (29%), subjective vertigo (20%), headache, asthenia, mucosal irritation. Exposure levels were not high, and there was no dose-effect relation. |
Descriptors (primary) |
adhesives; organic solvents; aliphatic hydrocarbons; shoe industry; vestibular disorders |
Descriptors (secondary) |
neurotoxic effects; hexane; 2-methylpentane; 3-methylpentane; comparative study; dyspepsia; long-term exposure; neuropsychic effects; methylcyclopentane |
Document type |
- |
Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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Broad subject area(s) |
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Browse category(ies) |
Diseases of the ear and hearing damage Aliphatic and alicyclic hydrocarbons Footwear, leather and fur industry
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