Characteristics of Abnormalities in Somatosensory Submodalities Observed in Residents Exposed to Methylmercury.

ABSTRACT: Hundreds of thousands of people living along the Yatsushiro Sea coast have been exposed to methylmercury from the contaminated water of the Chisso factory in Minamata. The most common neurological disorder caused by methylmercury is somatosensory disturbance, but very few studies have been conducted in the world to determine its pathophysiology and origin, including the Japanese cases, which have produced numerous intoxicated individuals. We have already shown in previous studies the body part where the disorder occurs and that its cause is not peripheral nerve damage but damage to the parietal lobes of the cerebrum. We reanalyzed the results of subjective symptoms, neurological findings, and quantitative sensory measurements in 197 residents (63.2 ± 10.7 years old) from contaminated areas

SUBMITTER: Takaoka S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10748001 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature