Health in relation to occupational exposure to pesticides in the Dutch flower bulb culture : Part 3b : effects on the central nervous system : neurological examination, (quantitative) EEG, and evoked potentials
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As a part of the Dutch study on occupational exposure to pesticides in the bulb-growing industry, two subgroups consisting of 76 bulb-growers and 34 controls were examined neurologically and neurophysiologically for disorders of the central nervous system. Some minor clinical abnormalities were found in both groups but these were probably not related to the exposure. The frequency and severity of the clinical abnormalities found were similar in both groups. The visual evoked potential studies revealed also no differences between the groups. The EEGs of the bulbgrowers contained more fast cerebral activity (beta-activity) than those of the reference group. This difference was also slight but could be the result of chronic exposure to pesticides. As such it should be considered as an adverse effect until proven otherwise.
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TNO Identifier
162812
ISSN
0921-9218
ISBN
90-5307-275-6
Publisher
Min. SZW, Arbeidsinspectie ; DGA
Collation
15 p.
Place of publication
Den Haag