Organic Brain Syndrome and Long-term Exposure to Toluene: A Clinical, Psychiatric Study of Vocationally Active Printing Workers
- 31 October 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
- Vol. 30 (11) , 875-878
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00043764-198811000-00014
Abstract
This study addresses the prevalence of organic brain syndrome (OBS) among long-term toluene-exposed rotagravure workers who are still working. The prevalence of OBS in 22 workers exposed to toluene for a minimum of 12 years and 19 unexposed control subjects, matched for age and employment status, was assessed with a comprehensive clinical psychiatric interview. There was a significantly greater prevalence of mild chronic encephalopathy and organic affective syndrome in the toluene-exposed group.Keywords
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