Myoclonic Encephalopathy after Exposure to Trichloroethylene
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Myoclonic encephalopathy after exposure to trichloroethylene.
Trichloroethylene is a widely-used industrial solvent that is absorbed through the digestive or respiratory tracts or cutaneously. It has a selective tropism for the cardiovascular and central nervous systems and may cause death due to cardiac arrest or neurological sequelae. We present the case of a 25-yr-old women who was exposed to trichloroethylene in the workplace for 18 months and who dev...
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عنوان ژورنال: Industrial Health
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0019-8366,1880-8026
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.46.635