Nervous system disorders induced by occupational and environmental toxic exposure

Monat-Descamps Caroline, Deschamps Frederic

Department of occupational Health Medicine Faculty 51100 Reims France.

DOI: 10.4236/ojpm.2012.23039                

Abstract

Encephalopathy, extrapyramidal features, neurodegenerative diseases, and peripheral neuropathy are commonly encountered in presentations of occupational neurotoxic syndromes. Epidemiological findings have suggested the role of pesticides, solvents and metals on the onset and progression of neurological diseases. The aim of this review is to present clinical manifestations of occupational and environmental neurologic disorders, to discuss toxic’s implications of these conditions, and to give indications about occupational branches and main jobs concerned. Better to know and categorize the clinical manifestation of neurologic disorders and toxics implicated, will improve the clinical management of occupational neurologic diseases. We performed a research of studies, case reports and review, particularly among most recent, available into Pub Med databases about occupational and environmental neurologic disorders and main toxics incriminated.

Keywords

Occupational Toxics; Neurological Diseases

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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