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ArticleIndustrial health2018

Acute toxic encephalopathy induced by occupational exposure to 1,2-dichloropropane.

Kyeong Min Kwak, Kyoung Sook Jeong, Dong Hoon Shin, Won-Jun Choi, Hyun Soo Kim, Seong-Kyu Kang

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Article in Industrial health, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Kyeong Min KwakDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Republic of Korea.
Kyoung Sook JeongDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Republic of Korea.
Dong Hoon ShinDepartment of Neurology, Gachon University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea.
Won-Jun ChoiDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Gachon University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea.
Hyun Soo KimWoo-Ri Industrial Health Center, Republic of Korea.
Seong-Kyu KangDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Gachon University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea.
Gachon University · KRHallym University Sacred Heart Hospital · KRSeoul National University · KR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

1,2-Dichloropropane (1,2-DCP) is used widely in Korea as a substitute for trichloroethylene or methylene chloride. Some companies mistakenly consider that 1,2-DCP is an eco-friendly detergent because its use is not regulated, but 1,2-DCP is known to inhibit the central nervous system in animals; a few cases of accidental exposure have been reported in humans. We present a case of acute encephalopathy caused by exposure to 1,2-DCP. A 41 yr-old male presented with dizziness, headache, and diplopia after exposure to the detergent without protective equipment. Brain magnetic resonance imaging suggested metabolic encephalopathy, but the patient had no thiamine deficiency and no other metabolic disorder. As the symptoms had commenced after exposure to a large amount of solvent while skimming rust from the surface, and as the symptoms were more severe during the work week, improved on weekends, and disappeared after solvent exposure ceased, the toxic encephalopathy was likely induced by inhalation of the detergent.

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AdultBrainHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleNeurotoxicity SyndromesOccupational ExposurePropaneRepublic of KoreaSolventsPropanepropylene dichlorideSolvents1,2-DichloropropaneMetabolic encephalopathyPropylene chlorideSolvent-induced encephalopathyToxic encephalopathy

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PMID29973469
PMCPMC6258745
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