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ID (ISN) del documento29957
Número CIS 78-1674
ISSN - Título de la serie Gigiena truda i professional'nye zabolevanija
Año 1978
Número de serie
Autor(es) Platonov A.A.
Título Mental activity changes in subjects with chronic manganese poisoning
Título original Osobennosti intellektual'noj dejatel'nosti u bol'nyh s hroničeskoj intoksikaciej margancem [en ruso]
Información bibliográfica Mar. 1978, No.3, p.23-26. 9 ref.
Resumen Results of psychological tests (Wechsler) in 130 arc welders with different degrees of manganese poisoning are reported. Concentration and short-term memory began to be affected at the subclinical stage of the condition, when there were also signs of disturbance of visual-motor performance and co-ordination of movements. Disturbances of abstract and logical thought occurred only at an advanced stage of manganese poisoning. Calculation and deciphering tests are recommended for early diagnosis.
Descriptores (primarios) manganeso; intoxicaciones crónicas; soldadura y corte con arco; capacidad de trabajo mental
Descriptores (secundarios) efectos neurotóxicos; diagnostico precoz; rendimiento sensomotor; tests de cálculo; memoria inmediata; tests psicológicos; capacidad de concentración
Tipo de documento -
Tema(s) Patología profesional
Broad subject area(s)
Navegación por categoria(s) Inorganic substances
Mental workload
Welding and cutting