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Abstract
This study was carried out in an aluminium factory in Helwan to assess
neuropsychiatric disorders and its relation to occupational exposure to multiple
stressors in aluminium industry through clinical assessment, neuropsychiatric tests,
determination of serum aluminium, copper & urinary aluminium and environmental
samples.
It revealed increased prevalence of neurological symptoms among aluminium
workers, most of the workers showed decreased scores in the performed
neuropsychiatric tests as cognitive decline, memory affection, depression, anxiety and
personality changes.
All aluminium workers had elevated serum & urinary aluminium level compared to
control group although environmental aluminium measurements are within
permissible level.
Key Words:
Aluminium workers – Neuropsychiatric tests – Serum & urinary
aluminium – Environmental samples