Neuropsychological function among workers exposed to aluminum - a mini-review
| Autor: | Rita Bast-Pettersen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Functional impairment Neuropsychological function business.industry Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Neuropsychology Audiology Neuropsychological Tests complex mixtures Mini review Cognition Occupational Exposure Medicine Humans Common element Occupational exposure business Systematic search Aluminum |
| Zdroj: | Industrial health. 60(2) |
| ISSN: | 1880-8026 |
| Popis: | Aluminum (Al) is the most common element in nature after oxygen and silicon. Aluminum has been proposed to be a causative agent in the development of neurodegenerative diseases. Aluminum made available via the lungs, as it is in occupational settings, is probably better absorbed than that entering the body via the gastrointestinal tract. Neuropsychological tests are sensitive methods for detecting subtle functional impairment of the nervous system. This minireview is based on a systematic literature search for studies on workers occupationally exposed to aluminum. The tests were categorized as belonging to one of 12 different neuropsychological functions. The level of significance was set at p |
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