Neurobehavioral Methods and Effects in Occupational and Environmental Health

Neurobehavioral Methods and Effects in Occupational and Environmental Health documents the proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium in Environmental Research held in Tokyo in 1991. This book focuses on the development and application of neuropsychobehavioral methods in occupational and environmental health and advances in the knowledge of the effects on the nervous system and human behavior of occupational and environmental factors. This compilation provides forceful evidence of different manifestations of neurotoxicity and their etiologies. Neurotoxicity is a major adverse effect of chemical exposure and is particularly serious in developing countries. This publication is a good reference for students and practitioners of disciplines such as behavioral science, psychosomatic and occupational medicine, nutrition and food science, public health, and hygiene and preventive medicine.

ContributorsForeword Part I Keynote Articles An International Perspective in Neurobehavioral Toxicology Assessing the Neurotoxic Potential of Chemicals-A Multidisciplinary Approach Euronest: A Concerted Action of the European Community for the Study of Organic Solvents Neurotoxicity Epidemiological and Clinical Features of Minamata Disease Workplace Strategies for the Control of Work-Related Risks Review: Occupational Health Issues in Developing CountriesPart II The Hänninen Lecture Neurobehavioral Toxicology in the 21 st Century: A Future or a Failure?Part III Neurobehavioral Test Batteries Comparison of Performance from Three Continents on the WHO-Recommended Neurobehavioral Core Test Battery Individual-Administered Human Behavioral Test Batteries to Identify Neurotoxic Chemicals Covariates of Computerized Neurobehavioral Test Performance in Epidemiologic Investigations Prevalence of Abnormal Neurobehavioral Scores in Populations Exposed to Different Industrial Chemicals Psychological Effects of Low Exposure to Mercury Vapor: Application of a Computer-Administered Neurobehavioral Evaluation System Subjective Symptoms and Neurobehavioral Performances of Ex-Mercury Miners at an Average of 18 Years after the Cessation of Chronic Exposure to Mercury Vapor Neurobehavioral Effects in Occupational Chemical Exposure Neuropsychological Assessment of Organic Solvent Effects in South Africa: Test Selection, Adaptation, Scoring, and Validation Issues A Cross-Sectional Survey of Neurobehavioral Effects of Chronic Solvent Exposure on Workers in a Paint Manufacturing Plant Neurobehavioral Effects of Chronic Occupational Exposure to Organic Solvents among Japanese Industrial Painters Human Experimental MIBK Exposure: Effects on Heart Rate, Performance, and Symptoms Carbon Disulfide and the Central Nervous System: A15-Year Neurobehavioral Surveillance of an Exposed Population Adaptation of the WHO NCTB for Use in Poland for Detection of Effects of Exposure to Neurotoxic Agents Neuropsychological Effects of Chronic Exposure to Environmental Dioxins and FuransPart IV Neurophysiology The Use of Visual and Chemosensory Evoked Potentials in Environmental and Occupational Health Determination of Evoked Potentials in Occupational and Environmental Medicine: A Review Nd and P300 in Healthy Volunteers International Comparison of Odor Threshold Values of Several Odorants in Japan and in The Netherlands A Reproducible Trigger for the Measurement of Trigeminal Latencies Elicited by a Glabellar Tap Assessment of Sympathetic Nerve Activity Controlling Blood Pressure in the Elderly Using Head-Up Tilt Vibrotactile Threshold Testing in Occupational Health: A Review of Current Issues and Limitations 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 Assessment of Central, Peripheral, and Autonomic Nervous System Functions in Lead Workers: Neuroelectrophysiological Studies Effects of Lead Exposure on Neurophysiological Parameters Relations between Lead Exposure and Peripheral Neuromuscular Functions of Lead-Exposed Workers-Results of Tapping Test Radial and Median Nerve Conduction Velocities in Workers Exposed to Lead, Copper, and Zinc: A Follow-Up Study for 2 Years Are Faster or Slower Large Myelinated Nerve Fibers More Sensitive to Chronic Lead Exposure? A Study of the Distribution of Conduction Velocities Measurement of Vibratory Perception Threshold (VPT) in Workers Exposed to Organic Solvents Nervous System Effects of Occupational Exposure to Styrene: A Clinical and Neurophysiological Study Assessment of the Distribution of Nerve Conduction Velocities in Alcoholics Assessment of Central, Peripheral, and Autonomic Nervous System Functions in Vibrating Tool Operators: Neu