Neurobehavioral Methods and Effects in Occupational and Environmental Health

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Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Contributors, Pages xv-xxx
Foreword, Pages xxxi-xxxii, SHUNICHI ARAKI
An International Perspective in Neurobehavioral Toxicology,, Pages 3-9, HIROSHI NAKAJIMA
Assessing the Neurotoxic Potential of Chemicals—A Multidisciplinary Approach, Pages 11-22, GEORGE C. BECKING, WILLIAM K. BOYES, TERRI DAMSTRA, ROBERT C. MACPHAIL
EURONEST: A Concerted Action of the European Community for the Study of Organic Solvents Neurotoxicity, Pages 23-32, RENATO GILIOLI
Epidemiological and Clinical Features of Minamata Disease, Pages 33-45, AKIHIRO IGATA
Workplace Strategies for the Control of Work-Related Risks, Pages 47-53, KAZUTAKA KOGI
REVIEW Occupational Health Issues in Developing Countries, Pages 55-60, J. JEYARATNAM
Neurobehavioral Toxicology in the 21st Century: A Future or a Failure?: The 1991 Hänninen Lecture, Pages 63-73, BARRY L. JOHNSON
Comparison of Performance from Three Continents on the WHO-Recommended Neurobehavioral Core Test Battery, Pages 77-99, W. KENT ANGER, MARIA G. CASSITTO, YOU-XIN LIANG, RAFAEL AMADOR, JACOB HOOISMA, DAVID W. CHRISLIP, DONNA MERGLER, MATT KEIFER, JOSEPH HÖRTNAGL, LIONEL FOURNIER, BOHDAN DUDEK, E. ZSögön
Individual-Administered Human Behavioral Test Batteries to Identify Neurotoxic Chemicals, Pages 101-114, W. KENT ANGER, MARIA G. CASSNROT
Covariates of Computerized Neurobehavioral Test Performance in Epidemiologic Investigations, Pages 115-123, RICHARD LETZ
Prevalence of Abnormal Neurobehavioral Scores in Populations Exposed to Different Industrial Chemicals, Pages 125-131, D. CAMERINO, M.G. CASSITTO, R. GILIOLI
Psychological Effects of Low Exposure to Mercury Vapor: Application of a Computer-Administered Neurobehavioral Evaluation System, Pages 133-140, YOU-XIN LIANG, RONG-KUN SUN, YU SUN, ZI-QIANG CHEN, LIN-HONG LI
Subjective Symptoms and Neurobehavioral Performances of Ex-Mercury Miners at an Average of 18 Years after the Cessation of Chronic Exposure to Mercury Vapor, Pages 141-154, REIKO KISHI, RIKUO DOI, YASUMA FUKUCHI, HIROSHI SATOH, TSUYOSHI SATOH, AKIO ONO, FUMIO MORIWAKA, KUNIO TASHIRO, NAOHIKO TAKAHATA, THE MERCURY WORKERS STUDY GROUP
Neurobehavioral Effects in Occupational Chemical Exposure, Pages 155-161, SWEE CHENG FOO, CHUN HAN NGIM, ISMAIL SALLEH, JERRY JEYARATNAM, KAM WENG BOEY
Neuropsychological Assessment of Organic Solvent Effects in South Africa: Test Selection, Adaptation, Scoring, and Validation Issues, Pages 163-180, VICTOR NELL, JONATHAN MYERS, MARK COLVIN, DAVID REES
A Cross-Sectional Survey of Neurobehavioral Effects of Chronic Solvent Exposure on Workers in a Paint Manufacturing Plant, Pages 181-191, M. COLVIN, J. MYERS, V. NELL, D. REES, R. CRONJE
Neurobehavioral Effects of Chronic Occupational Exposure to Organic Solvents among Japanese Industrial Painters, Pages 193-203, REIKO KISHI, YOHKO KATAKURA, TOSHIKO IKEDA, HIROTSUGU MIYAKE, IZUMI HARABUCHI
Human Experimental MIBK Exposure: Effects on Heart Rate, Performance, and Symptoms, Pages 205-212, ANDERS IREGREN, MARIA TESARZ, EWA WIGAEUS-HJELM
Carbon Disulfide and the Central Nervous System: A 15-Year Neurobehavioral Surveillance of an Exposed Population, Pages 213-224, MARIA G. CASSITTO, D. CAMERINO, M. IMBRIANI, T. CONTARDI, L. MASERA, R. GILIOLI
Adaptation of the WHO NCTB for Use in Poland for Detection of Effects of Exposure to Neurotoxic Agents, Pages 225-232, BOHDAN DUDEK, BARBARA BAZYLEWICZ-WALCZAK
Neuropsychological Effects of Chronic Exposure to Environmental Dioxins and Furans, Pages 233-244, MARTIN PEPER, MARTIN KLETT, RAINER FRENTZEL-BEYME, WOLF-DIETER HELLER
The Use of Visual and Chemosensory Evoked Potentials in Environmental and Occupational Health, Pages 247-259, DAVID A. OTTO, H. KENNETH HUDNELL
Determination of Evoked Potentials in Occupational and Environmental Medicine: A Review, Pages 261-275, SHUNICHI ARAKI, KATSUYUKI MURATA
Nd and P300 in Healthy Volunteers, Pages 277-282, SHIN-ICHI NIWA, SEIKI HAYASHIDA
International Comparison of Odor Threshold Values of Several Odorants in Japan and in The Netherlands, Pages 283-288, YASUYUKI Hoshika, TAKASHI IMAMURA, GIICHI MUTO, L.J. VAN GEMERT, J.A. DON, J.I. WALPOT
A Reproducible Trigger for the Measurement of Trigeminal Latencies Elicited by a Glabellar Tap, Pages 289-292, RAPHAEL H. WARSHAW, KAYE H. KILBURN, BRADFORD HANSCOM
Assessment of Sympathetic Nerve Activity Controlling Blood Pressure in the Elderly Using Head-Up Tilt, Pages 293-297, TAKEMASA WATANABE, FUMIO KOBAYASHI, HIKARI FURUI, TOSHIKAZU TANAKA, HIROSHI HORIBE, NOBUO TAKESHIMA, SATOSHI IWASE, TADAAKI MANO
Vibrotactile Threshold Testing in Occupational Health: A Review of Current Issues and Limitations, Pages 299-313, FREDRIC GERR, RICHARD LETZ
Assessment of the Effects of Occupational and Environmental Factors on All Faster and Slower Large Myelinated Nerve Fibers: A Study of the Distribution of Nerve Conduction Velocities, Pages 315-322, SHUNICHI ARAKI, KAZUHITO YOKOYAMA, KATSUYUKI MURATA
Assessment of Central, Peripheral, and Autonomic Nervous System Functions in Lead Workers: Neuroelectrophysiological Studies, Pages 323-336, KATSUYUKI MURATA, SHUNICHI ARAKI, KAZUHITO YOKOYAMA, EIICHI UCHIDA, YASUSHI FUJIMURA
Effects of Lead Exposure on Neurophysiological Parameters, Pages 337-346, MAMORU HIRATA, HIROSHI KOSAKA
Relations between Lead Exposure and Peripheral Neuromuscular Functions of Lead-Exposed Workers—Results of Tapping Test, Pages 347-355, T. MATSUMOTO, Y. FUKAYA, S. YOSHITOMI, M. ARAFUKA, N. KUBO, Y. OHNO
Radial and Median Nerve Conduction Velocities in Workers Exposed to Lead, Copper, and Zinc: A Follow-Up Study for 2 Years, Pages 357-365, SHUNICHI ARAKI, KATSUYUKI MURATA, EIICHI UCHIDA, HIROSHI AONO, HIDEKI OZAWA
Are Faster or Slower Large Myelinated Nerve Fibers More Sensitive to Chronic Lead Exposure? A Study of the Distribution of Conduction Velocities, Pages 367-372, FUMIHIRO SATA, SHUNICHI ARAKI, KATSUYUKI MURATA, YASUSHI FUJIMURA, ELICHI UCHIDA
Measurement of Vibratory Perception Threshold (VPT) in Workers Exposed to Organic Solvents, Pages 373-377, JOHJI ARATANI, H. SUZUKI, K. HASHIMOTO
Nervous System Effects of Occupational Exposure to Styrene: A Clinical and Neurophysiological Study, Pages 379-387, ESKO MATIKAINEN, LISBETH FORSMAN-GRönholm, PIRKKO PFäffli, JUHANI JUNTUNEN
Assessment of the Distribution of Nerve Conduction Velocities in Alcoholics, Pages 389-394, YASUSHI FUJIMURA, SHUNICHI ARAKI, KATSUYUKI MURATA, KAZUHITO YOKOYAMA, SHIGERU HANDA
Assessment of Central, Peripheral, and Autonomic Nervous System Functions in Vibrating Tool Operators: Neuroelectrophysiological Studies, Pages 395-405, SHUNICHI ARAKI, KATSUYUKI MURATA, KAZUHITO YOKOYAMA
Effect of Some Factors on Sleep Polygraphic Parameters and Subjective Evaluations of Sleep, Pages 407-418, TAIICHI SATO, TOMOYUKI KAWADA, MASAYUKI OGAWA, SHIGENOBU AOKI, SHOSUKE SUZUKI
Relationship between Subjective Sleep Rating and Objective Sleep Parameters: A Case Study, Pages 419-427, TOMOYUKI KAWADA, SHOSUKE SUZUKI, SHIGENOBU AOKI, MASAYUKI OGAWA
Evaluation of the Critical Value of Driving Fatigue Based on the Fuzzy Sets Theory, Pages 429-435, CUNDAO HE, CHANGCHEN ZHAO
Brain Imaging Techniques Applied to Chronically Solvent-Exposed Workers: Current Results and Clinical Evaluation, Pages 439-450, G. TRIEBIG, C. LANGE
Three-Dimensional Brain Metabolic Imaging in Patients with Toxic Encephalopathy, Pages 451-475, THOMAS J. CALLENDER, LISA MORROW, KODANALLUR SUBRAMANIAN, DAN DUHON, MONA RISTOVV
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Neurobehavioral Testing, and Toxic Encephalopathy: Two Cases, Pages 477-483, ROBERTA FIRNHABER WHITE, ROBERT G. FELDMAN, MARK B. MOSS, SUSAN P. PROCTOR
Proton Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Phosphorus-31 NMR Studies on the Rat Brain Intoxicated with Methyl Mercury, Pages 485-492, ATSUHIRO NAKANO, FUMIYUKI MITSUMORI
Neurochemical Approaches to Developing Biochemical Markers of Neurotoxicity: Review of Current Status and Evaluation of Future Prospects, Pages 495-507, ELLEN K. SILBERGELD
Nerve-Specific Marker Proteins as Indicators of Organic Solvent Neurotoxicity, Pages 509-514, JIAN HUANG, KANEFUSA KATO, EIJI SHIBATA, NOBUYUKI ASAEDA, YASUHIRO TAKEUCHI
Neurologic Diseases Associated with Use of Plant Components with Toxic Potential, Pages 517-524, PETER S. SPENCER, ALBERT C. LUDOLPH, GLEN E. KISBY
Significance of Subclinical Entrapment of Nerves in Lead Neuropathy, Pages 525-530, KOUJI KAJIYAMA, RIKAKO DOI, JUNICHI SAWADA, K. HASHIMOTO, T. HAZAMA, S. NAKATA, M. HIRATA, T. YOSHIDA, K. MIYAJIMA
Neurobehavioral Effects of Intrauterine Mercury Exposure: Potential Sources of Bias, Pages 531-538, P. GRANDJEAN, P. WEIHE
Profile of Subjective Complaints and Activities of Daily Living among Current Patients with Minamata Disease after 3 Decades, Pages 539-549, YOSHIHIDE KINJO, HIROFUMI HIGASHI, ATSUHIRO NAKANO, MINESHI SAKAMOTO, RYOJI SAKAI
Dose-Dependent Increase in Subjective Symptoms among Toluene-Exposed Workers, Pages 551-566, HIROHIKO UKAI, TAKAO WATANABE, HARUO NAKATSUKA, TOSHIHIKO SATOH, SHI-JIE LIU, XIN QIAO, HONG YIN, CHUI JIN, GUI-LAN LI, MASAYUKI IKEDA
n-Hexane Polyneuropathy in Japan: A Review of n-Hexane Poisoning and Its Preventive Measures, Pages 567-571, YASUHIRO TAKEUCHI
Neurotoxic Syndromes and Occupational Exposure to Solvents, Pages 573-586, JUHANI JUNTUNEN
Neurobehavioural Effects of Solvents: The Role of Alcohol, Pages 587-590, NICOLA CHERRY
A Prospective Cohort Study of the Chronic Effects of Solvent Exposure, Pages 591-606, ANN M. WILLIAMSON, CHRIS WINDER
Occupational Diseases Developed as a Result of Severely Injured Nervous System: Acute and Chronic Neurotic Effects, Pages 607-612, N. IZMEROV, L. TARASOVA
Occupation and the Prevalence of Major Depression, Alcohol, and Drug Abuse in the United States, Pages 615-627, ROBERT E. ROBERTS, EUN SUL LEE
Work Stress in Japanese Computer Engineers: Effects of Computer Work or Bioeducational Factors?, Pages 629-637, SATOKO EZOE, SHUNICHI ARAKI, YUTAKA ONO, NORITO KAWAKAMI, KATSUYUKI MURATA
Relations of Work Stress to Alcohol Use and Drinking Problems in Male and Female Employees of a Computer Factory in Japan, Pages 639-649, NORITO KAWAKAMI, SHUNICHI ARAKI, TAKASHI HARATANI, TAKEMITSU HEMMI
Depressive States in Workers Using Computers, Pages 651-656, YOSHIO MINO, TOSHIHIDE TSUDA, AKIRA BABAZONO, HIDEYASU AOYAMA, SIMPEI INOUE, HIROTOSHI SATO, HIROSH OHARA
Relationships between Health Status and Working Conditions and Personalities among VDT Workers, Pages 657-664, SHUICHIRO WATANABE, JUNKO TORII, SHOJI SHINKAI, TSUTOMU WATANABE
Occupational Influences Relative to the Burnout Phenomenon among Japanese Nursery School Teachers, Pages 665-674, AKINORI HISASHIGE
Multidimensional Assessment of Mental State in Occupational Health Care—Combined Application of Three Questionnaires: Tokyo University Egogram (TEG), Time Structuring Scale (TSS), and Profile of Mood States (POMS), Pages 675-688, TOMIFUSA KUBOKI, SHINOBU NOMURA, MICHIKO WADA, AKIRA AKABAYASHI, MARI NAGATAKI, HIROYUKI SUEMATSU, KAZUHITO YOKOYAMA, SHUNICHI ARAKI
Strategies for the Prevention of Environmental Neurotoxic Illness, Pages 691-697, PHILIP J. LANDRIGAN, DOYLE G. GRAHAM, RICHARD D. THOMAS
The Use of Behavioral and Psychophysiological Methods in the Monitoring of Health at the Worksite, Pages 699-709, FRANCESCO GAMBERALE
Research Program for Neurotoxic Disorders and Other Adverse Health Outcomes at Hazardous Chemical Sites in the United States of America, Pages 711-716, ROBERT W. AMLER, JEFFREY A. LYBARGER
Database Programs as a Literature Research Tool for the 1990s Scientist: Surveillance of Neurotoxicology Data, Pages 717-721, W. KENT ANGER
Factors Influencing the Assessment and Control of Occupational Hazards in Developing Countries, Pages 725-736, CHOON-NAM ONG, JERRY JEYARATNAM, DAVID KOH
A Study on the Neurobehavioral Effects of Occupational Exposure to Organic Solvents in Korean Workers, Pages 737-742, SE-HOON LEE, SEUNG HAN LEE
Evaluation of Brain Function in Acute Carbon Monoxide Poisoning with Multimodality Evoked Potentials, Pages 743-756, FENGSHENG HE, XIBAO LIU, SHI YANG, SHOULIN ZHANG, GUANGHUA XU, GUANGCHAI FANG, XIAOWEN PAN
Acute and Chronic Neurological Symptoms among Paint Workers Exposed to Mixtures of Organic Solvents, Pages 757-766, JUNG-DER WANG, JONG-DAR CHEN
Review of Air Pollution and Its Health Impact in Indonesia, Pages 767-772, AGUSTIAH TRI-TUGASWATI
Studies on Neurolathyrism, Pages 773-780, KHURSHEED JAHAN, KAMALUDDIN AHMAD
Evaluation and Control of Mercury Vapor Exposure in the Cell House of Chlor Alkali Plants, Pages 781-785, S.K. DANGWAL
A Clinical, Biochemical, Neurobehavioral, and Sociopsychological Study of 190 Patients Admitted to Hospital as a Result of Acute Organophosphorus Poisoning, Pages 787-794, S.B. AGARWAL
Neurobehavioral Changes among Workers in Some Chemical Industries in Egypt, Pages 795-800, MAHMOUD AMR, MAHMOUD ALLAM, ABDEL LATEEF OSMAAN, MOHAMED EL-BATANOUNI, GAMAL EL SAMRA, ZAKARIA HALIM
Occupational Exposure to Neurotoxicants: Preliminary Survey in Five Industries of the Camaçari Petrochemical Complex, Brazil, Pages 801-807, M. KATO, M.L.R. ROCHA, A.B. CARVALHO, M.E.C. CHAVES, F.C. OLIVEIRA, M.C.M. RAÑA
Comparison of the Neurotoxicity of Several Chemicals Estimated by the Peripheral Nerve Conduction Velocity in Rats, Pages 811-817, KEIKO TERAMOTO, FUMIKO WAKITANI, SHUN'ichi HORIGUCHI, TATSUKAWA JO, HIROSHI MITSUTAKE, HIROYUKI NAKASEKO, TADASHI YAMAMOTO
Effects of Methylmercury on Protein Kinase A and Protein Kinase C in the Mouse Brain, Pages 819-828, KIYOFUMI SAIJOH, HIRONOBU KATSUYAMA, MYEONG JIN LEE, KIMIAKI SUMINO, TATSUSHIGE FUKUNAGA
Effects of Methyl Mercury in Postnatal Developing Rats, Pages 829-836, MINESHI SAKAMOTO, ATSUHIRO NAKANO, YUJI KAJIWARA, ICHIRO NARUSE, TADASHI FUJISAKI
REVIEW Behavioral Approaches to Toluene Intoxication, Pages 837-846, KAZUO SAITO, HIROMI WADA
Effects of Toluene Administration on Delayed Matching-to-Sample Performance in the Pigeon, Pages 847-856, HIROMI WADA, HIROKI MARUSHICHI, MASANORI ABE, TUTOMU KITADATE, HIROMICHI KUNOH, TAKASHIGE IWAMOTO
Acute Neurobehavioral Effects of Co-inhalation of Toluene and n-Hexane on Schedule-Controlled Behavior in Rats, Pages 857-868, TOSHIKO IKEDA, YOHKO KATAKURA, REIKO KISHI, HIROTSUGU MIYAKE
Neurotoxic Effects of 2,5-Hexanedione on Rapidly Growing Unmyelinated Peripheral Nerve Axons of a Rat Fetus: Dose-Effect Relationship, Pages 869-876, YASUTAKA OGAWA, TETSUROU KOMATSU, NOBORU FUJIKAKE, TAKAAKI FUJII, JUNICHI TANAKA
Effect of Carbon Tetrachloride on Allylnitrile-Induced Head Twitching, Pages 877-886, HIDEJI TANII, KAZUO HASHIMOTO, AKIHISA HARADA
Axonal Sprouting of Motor Nerve in Acrylamide-Intoxicated Rats with Progressive Weakness, Pages 887-895, RHODORA G. MADRID, AKIO OHNISHI, KENJI HACHISUKA, YOSHIYUKI MURAI
Comparative Study of Modification and Degradation of Neurofilament Proteins in Rats Subchronically Treated with Allyl Chloride, Acrylamide, or 2,5-Hexanedione, Pages 897-908, MEGUMI NAGANO, HIDEYUKI YAMAMOTO, KOICHI HARADA, EISHICHI MIYAMOTO, MAKOTO FUTATSUKA
Effect of Ethanol on the Development and Maturation of Synapses in the Rat Hippocampus: A Quantitative Electron-Microscopic Study, Pages 909-915, TAKASHI KUGE, TOHRU ASAYAMA, SACHIKO KAKUTA, KUNIO MURAKAMI, YOHICHI ISHIKAWA, MASARU KURODA, TSUNEHIKO IMAI, KUMIKO SEKI, MIYAKO OMOTO, KIYOSHI KISHI
The Effects of Ethanol Exposure on Radial Arm Maze Learning and Behavior of Offspring Rats, Pages 917-929, MIYAKO OMOTO, KUMIKO SEKI, TSUNEHIKO IMAI, RYOJI NOMURA
Change in Hen Sciatic Nerve Calcium after a Single Oral Dose of Tri-o-tolyl Phosphate, Pages 931-935, WILLIAM E. LUTTRELL, EUGENE J. OLAJOS, PATRICIA A. PLEBAN
Polyneuropathy Due to Ethylene Oxide, Propylene Oxide, and Butylene Oxide, Pages 937-942, AKIO OHNISHI, YOSHIYUKI MURAI
Effects of Neurotoxins on Brain Creatine Kinase Activity, Pages 943-948, MASATO MATSUOKA, NAOHIDE INOUE, HIDEKI IGISU, KAZUAKI KOHRIYAMA
Effects of Ozone and Nitrogen Dioxide on Drinking and Eating Behaviors in Mice, Pages 949-965, TOYOSHI UMEZU, AKIRA K. SUZUKI, TAKASHI MIURA, AKIRA KOIZUMI
WHO NCTB and Other Neurobehavioral Test Batteries, Pages 969-971, W. KENT ANGER, MARIA G. CASSITTO
Computerized Test Batteries, Pages 973-974, ANDERS IREGREN, RICHARD LETZ
Evoked Potentials, Pages 975-976, DAVID OTTO, KATSUYUKI MURATA
Neuroimaging Methods, Pages 977-979, GERHARD TRIEBIG, FUMIYUKI MITSUMORI, ROBERT FELDMAN
Biochemical Methods in Neurobehavioral Toxicology, Pages 981-982, ELLEN K. SILBERGELD, YASUHIRO TAKEUCHI
Neurotoxic Diseases, Pages 983-984, JUHANI JUNTUNEN, MASAYUKI IKEDA
Neurological Diseases, Pages 985-986, PETER S. SPENCER, KIYOTARO KONDO
Psychosocial Factors, Pages 987-989, LENNART LEVI, MILAN HORVáth, HIDEYASU AOYAMA
Prevention Strategies for Neurotoxicology, Pages 991-992, PHILIP J. LANDRIGAN
Developing Countries, Page 993, JERRY JEYARATNAM, FENGSHENG HE
Pesticides, Pages 995-996, HIDEO KINEBUCHI
SYMPOSIUM SYNTHESIS: Application of Neurobehavioral Methods in Environmental and Occupational Health, Pages 999-1003, PHILIPPE GRANDJEAN
Index, Pages 1005-1020