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3623876

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-10-22
pubmed:abstractText
17 workers in a thermometer factory exposed to mercury for periods ranging from 1 to 40 years all had high urine and blood mercury levels on undergoing electromyographic examination. All were clinically free from central and peripheral nervous symptoms. 88% had subclinical neuropathy, mainly distal and axonal. There was no correlation between severity of the neuropathy and blood and urine mercury levels or between severity of neuropathy and duration of exposure to mercury. The presence of a subclinical neuropathy in symptomless workers exposed to mercury is perhaps the most reliable index for the detection of the early toxic effects of mercury on the peripheral nerve fiber when it is probably still reversible.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0392-0461
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
249-54
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
Subclinical inorganic mercury neuropathy: neurophysiological investigations in 17 occupationally exposed subjects.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article