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B Polakowska

Publications and source records attributed to B Polakowska.

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PubMed1988

[Neurologic evaluation of the fitness for vocational training of students of the school of fashion. The qualifying criteria].

Seventy two pupils of the vocational clothing school underwent neurological examinations. The examinations were aimed at finding out which diseases or deviations of the nervous system might contraindicate professional education at the clothing school. In the authors' opinion, limitations in professional education capability would apply to young people affected by: epilepsy, advanced neurosis, migraine with frequent headache attacks, certain forms of vasomotor headaches, and, in pupils with spinal curvature--those cases which were periodically affected by radiculalgia or myalgia resulting from spinal overload.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1988

[Effectiveness of preliminary medical examinations in evaluating the status of the nervous system in persons to be exposed to organic solvents].

Evaluation of pre-employment examination qualifying to working in exposure to organic solvents is presented. Neurological examination was performed on 161 men employed for about 3.6 year in the plant of vinyl chloride and organic solvents synthesis. The nervous system evaluation as well as the ability to work in exposure to neurotoxic substances is discussed. Numerous changes in the nervous system were found which must have existed already on beginning working. The analysis performed proved that pre-employment examination is too general and, without the participation of a neurologist, not effective enough to stop employing people suffering from the nervous system diseases in exposure to neurotoxic substances.

Adult↗
PubMed1987

[Diagnostic-expert testimony problems related to the evaluation of the nervous system for determining the capacity for performing professional work].

Those cases of the nervous system diseases or deviations which cause most diagnostic and certificatory problems for occupational health service physicians have been analysed. They included: root pains, encephalopathies caused by the disturbed vascular system, neurones, head injuries, loss of consciousness. The diagnostic and certificatory problems resulted mainly from: deficient recognition of workstations, deficient records on the course of the disease, insufficient range of extra studies, and too rare consultations among physicians representing different specialties. An attempt to establish which procedures could facilitate issuing a certificate on the fitness for professional work has been made.

Expert Testimony↗
PubMed1986

[Functional disorders of the nervous system of female workers in the rubber industry exposed to benzine vapors].

Neurological examinations were carried out in 173 women working in Rubber Industry Plant "Stomil" employed at work posts involving the exposure to petrol vapours. It has been found than in 43.4% of subjects, the functional disorders of nervous system are more prevalent than in women from the control group occupationally unexposed to any neurotoxic substances. The age of the examined women had no significant effect on the occurrence of the above mentioned disorders whereas long period of work affected increasingly the prevalence of functional disorders in women working under conditions of exposure to petrol vapours. Clinical picture was characterized by a number of non-specific symptoms of different degree of intensity and among the ailments--sleep disturbances were often encountered.

Adult↗
PubMed1986

[Cervical migraine as an expert testimony problem in occupational medicine].

Problems related to the need of certification of ability to work for those affected by cervical hemicrania have been analysed. Many of the problems result from deficient knowledge of the symptoms of the disease, complexity of its clinical picture and multiple pathogenetic factors which should be considered. The authors presented her own views on certification in those carrying out specific types of work, e.g. work at altitude, operating machines in motion, and work involving motor vehicles driving.

Adult↗
PubMed1985

[Headaches in female workers in the rubber industry exposed to benzene vapors].

173 female workers of the Rubber Plant "Stomil" exposed to petrol vapours, have been examined neurologically. The workers complained particularly often of vasomotor headaches which appeared to be much more frequent in petrol vapours-exposed workers, as compared to controls. On the other hand, subjects' age and length of employment did not affect significantly the prevalence of headache.

Air Pollutants, Occupational↗
PubMed1984

[Expert testimony problems in vocational guidance of adolescents with diseases or disorders of the nervous system].

The authoress analysed 102 neurological consultations of young people to determine the adaptability to professional training. The greatest diagnostic and certificatory problems were those with cases of paroxysmal loss consciousness revealed in anamnesis, past meningitis, head trauma and headaches. Very useful for the analysis appeared to be directed anamnesis, environment, survey, and thorough critical analysis of medical records.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1981

[Neurological assessment of the fitness of young people for learning their future profession].

2195 pupils finishing the Grammar School were examined neurologically in view of their future professions. Contraindications were determined related to the type of the future work. The contraindications were found in 34.7% of the young people. Many of them were disqualified from professional training in exposure to neurotoxic substances and physical hazards. The limitations related to future work were referred to those exhibiting symptoms of organic nervous system diseases, considerably intensified nervous irritability, headache and those in whom certain of those symptoms coexisted.

Adolescent↗
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[Current views on the pathological changes in the nervous system of persons chronically exposed to organic solvents].

On the basis of a review of the pertinent literature the author discusses pathological changes present in subjects with chronic exposure to organic solvents. The author describes the most frequent symptoms and signs constituting clinical syndromes--neurosis-like, encephalopathic and polyneuropathic. A number of observations of subjects with long-term exposure to benzine and benzene homologues are quoted. Diagnostic investigations of the nervous system are described which are used in cases of suspected chronic poisoning with organic solvents.

Benzene↗