| Document ID (ISN) | 18777 |
| CIS number |
73-964 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
Igiena |
| Year |
1972 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Frits T. |
| Title |
Intracranial circulation rheography in workers exposed to carbon monoxide |
| Original title |
Reografia circulaţiei sanguine intracraniene la muncitorii expuşi la oxid de carbon [in Romanian] |
| Bibliographic information |
May 1972, Vol.21, No.5, p.277-284. Illus. 25 ref. |
| Abstract |
The blood circulation of 69 workers exposed to CO and 11 unexposed controls in a formic acid and oxalic acid works was examined by cerebral rheography. In the exposed group, 28 subjects had a history of acute CO poisoning due to plant leakages, although the CO concentration at the workplace was generally less than 30mg/m3. Consequently, average carboxyhaemoglobin concentrations were below 6%, but reached 18% in a few cases. Intracranial perfusion index anomalies were found in 74% of the subjects in this group. In a second group of exposed workers without any history of acute CO poisoning, pronounced haemodynamic anomalies were found in 39% of the cases. The authors conclude that the observed intracranial-circulation anomalies are due to "micro-poisoning" without loss of consciousness, rather than to the usual CO concentration at the workplace. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
biological effects; carbon monoxide |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
special examinations and tests; acute poisoning; workplaces; comparative analysis; electrodiagnosis; exposure; carboxyhaemoglobin level |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Carbon monoxide
Inorganic substances
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