| Document ID (ISN) | 58037 |
| CIS number |
92-943 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0007-1072 - British Journal of Industrial Medicine |
| Year |
1990 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Urban P., Lukáš E. |
| Title |
Visual evoked potentials in rotogravure printers exposed to toluene |
| Bibliographic information |
Dec. 1990, Vol.47, No.12, p.819-823. Illus. 18 ref. |
| Abstract |
Visual evoked potentials (VEPs) from stimulation by checkerboard pattern reversal were examined in 54 rotogravure printers exposed to toluene (all men, aged 22-64 years, duration of exposure 1-41 years). A control group consisted of 46 subjects (23 men and 23 women; aged 22-54 years). The VEPs were abnormal in 24% of workers. The frequency of abnormal VEPs correlated positively with the duration of exposure to toluene and also with the degree of alcohol drinking. A VEP measurement was made in 78% of the exposed workers two years after the first examination. No statistically significant difference between the two results was found. This suggests a marked stability of the observed VEP changes. These changes can be interpreted as a subclinical sign of dysfunction of the central nervous system (CNS) related to exposure to toluene and also to alcohol consumption. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
toluene; photoengraving; diseases of central nervous system |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
neurotoxic effects; comparative study; length of exposure; alcoholism |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Czechoslovakia |
| Subject(s) |
Paper-making and printing
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Printing, photography and photocopying industry
Alcohol and drug abuse
Diseases of the nervous system
Aromatic hydrocarbons
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