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[Changes in the intellectual function in workers exposed to mixtures of organic solvents]. 1989

E A Schmidt Camelo

A study was made assessing the intellectual functioning of a group of workers exposed to various solvents (N = 51) in comparison to a non exposed group (N = 49). It was administered the complete WAIS test. The overall intellectual functioning in the exposed group was below that in the non exposed group, as observed in the I.Q. The intellectual Deterioration Index was above the normal limit in the exposed group but not so in the control group. The Intellectual functioning was diminished regarding the previous level in the exposed group and the parameters with more differences between the two groups were: attention, immediate memory, visuomotor coordination and visual constructive ability, with inferior performance in the exposed group. The WAIS test showed to be a useful method for the detection of intellectual disturbances in subjects exposed to solvents at work.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007360	Intelligence	The ability to learn and to deal with new situations and to deal effectively with tasks involving abstractions.
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D004781	Environmental Exposure	The exposure to potentially harmful chemical, physical, or biological agents in the environment or to environmental factors that may include ionizing radiation, pathogenic organisms, or toxic chemicals.	Exposure, Environmental,Environmental Exposures,Exposures, Environmental
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293	Adolescent	A person 13 to 18 years of age.	Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D000368	Aged	A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available.	Elderly
D000395	Air Pollutants, Occupational	Toxic air-borne matter related to work performed They are usually produced by the specific nature of the occupation.	Occupational Air Pollutants,Pollutants, Occupational Air
D012997	Solvents	Liquids that dissolve other substances (solutes), generally solids, without any change in chemical composition, as, water containing sugar. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)	Solvent