January 10, 2017
St. Louis – Prolonged exposure to fumes from the chemical element manganese may put welders at risk for developing symptoms similar to Parkinson’s disease, according to a recent study from the Washington University School of Medicine.
Neurologists specializing in movement disorders examined 886 workers at two shipyards and a heavy machinery fabrication shop, then followed up with 398 of them for up to 10 years to test for Parkinson’s symptoms. They determined that 135 of the workers developed “parkinsonism,” a general term for a group of disorders similar to those associated with Parkinson’s disease.
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