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标题：Myoclonic Encephalopathy after Exposure to Trichloroethylene
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作者：Pere SANZ ; Santiago NOGUÉ ; Daniel VILCHEZ 等
期刊名称：Industrial Health
印刷版ISSN：0019-8366
电子版ISSN：1880-8026
出版年度：2008
卷号：46
期号：6
页码：635-637
DOI：10.2486/indhealth.46.635
出版社：National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
摘要：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 developed a disabling myoclonic encephalopathy. Non-toxicological causes were excluded. Although the exposure ceased, the disease progressed with thalamic and cerebellar involvement. The patient, who had only a partial response to symptomatic treatment, suffered severe limitations in the activities of daily living and was registered as permanently disabled due to a work-related disability.
关键词：Trichloroethylene;Trichloroethylene poisoning;Myoclonic encephalopathy;Neurological sequelae