| Document ID (ISN) | 18989 |
| CIS number |
73-1438 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
Work - Environment - Health |
| Year |
1972 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Seppäläinen A.M. |
| Title |
Peripheral neuropathy in forest workers - A field study |
| Bibliographic information |
1972, Vol.9, No.3, p.106-111. Illus. 22 ref. |
| Abstract |
Account of a study carried out in 6 Finnish lumber camps where bilateral measurements were made on 103 lumbermen to determine the maximum motor conduction velocities (MCV) of the median and ulnar nerves and also the conduction velocity of the slower fibres (CVSF) of the ulnar nerves. The MCVs were delayed in 50% of the men observed. The CVSF was reduced in 40% of them. Tfindings show that the peripheral nerves in both the distal branches and the forearms were impaired, probably due to partial demyelinisation. The use of chain saws during 5 to 6h daily increased the symptoms of Raynaud's phenomenon with pain and paraesthesias in the arms. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
vibration; diseases of peripheral nervous system; logging and forestry operations; woodworking saws |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
Raynaud's phenomenon; chain saws; paraesthesia; survey; comparative study; motor fibre conductivity; conduction velocity; health hazards; upper extremity disorders; nervous conduction |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Noise, hearing and vibration
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Physical hazards
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| Browse category(ies) |
Vibration
Diseases of the nervous system
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