| Document ID (ISN) | 68318 |
| CIS number |
97-203 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1351-0711 - Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
| Year |
1995 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Chu C.C., Huang C.C., Chen R.S., Shih T.S. |
| Title |
Polyneuropathy induced by carbon disulphide in viscose rayon workers |
| Bibliographic information |
1995, Vol.52, p.404-407. 24 ref. |
| Abstract |
A study was carried out in order to understand the prevalence of polyneuropathy and correlations among the clinical manifestations, electrophysiological findings and degree of exposure to carbon disulfide (CS2) in workers from a viscose rayon factory. 163 workers received a detailed physical and neurological evaluation. Fixed point air samples were analyzed for CS2. Nerve conduction velocity was studied in 26 workers with symptoms similar to neuropathy. The results show that the outbreak of polyneuropathy was attributed to higher concentrations of CS2 in fibre cutting areas. Even in other jobs with relatively lower concentrations of CS2, the hazard of subclinical polyneuropathy cannot be overlooked. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
viscose rayon industry; polyneuritis; carbon disulfide |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
nervous function tests; nervous conduction disorders; symptoms; determination in air; cross-sectional study; nervous conduction; exposure evaluation |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | China |
| Subject(s) |
Textile and clothing industries
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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| Browse category(ies) |
Inorganic substances
Diseases of the nervous system
Inorganic sulfur compounds
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