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Q J Med 2002; 95: 185-186
© 2002 Association of Physicians

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Accidental occupational exposure to CNS-toxic substances in bank employees

A. Gerber, K.-H. Willig, A. Fischer and D.A. Groneberg

Biochemical Research Center, Charité School of Medicine, Humboldt-University, Berlin, Germany

Sir,

Exposure to toxic substances in the workplace is a frequent cause of occupational disease.1 Apart from inhalative exposure, indigestion and percutaneous resorption may also cause signs of intoxication and reactions. We report two bank employees, aged 22 and 23 years, who presented with transient neurological symptoms caused by toxic substances. On physical examination, one still complained of increasing vertigo caused by eye movement, slight ataxia while . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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