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Veterans and Agent Orange: Update 1998
TABLE 10-1 Selected Neurobehavioral Studies of Herbicide Exposure
Reference
Study Group
Tests of Neurological Dysfunction
Exposure Measures
Comparison
Group
OCCUPATIONAL
Zober et al., 1994
158 German BASF employees
Medical record review
Chloracne and TCDD levels
161 reference comparisons
Berkley and Magee, 1963
1 farmer
Neurological examination
No
None
Todd, 1962
1 weed-sprayer
Neurological examination
No
None
Goldstein et al., 1959
2 farmers
Neurological examination
No
None
1 book-keeper
EMG
Baader and Bauer, 1951
10 pentachlorophenol plant workers
Record review clinical evaluation
No
None
ENVIRONMENTAL
Peper et al., 1993
19 German residents exposed to 2,3,7,8-TCDD
Neuropsychological battery and symptom questionnaires
Serum TCDD
None
VIETNAM VETERANS
Visintainer et al., 1995
151,377 Michigan veterans who served in Vietnam
No: mortality data only
No
225,651 Non-Vietnam veterans
Decoufle et al., 1992
7,924 veterans
Self-report with neurological examinations in a subset
