Neuropsychological Toxicology

1 Introduction.- Historical Antecedents of Neuropsychology.- Modern Neurobehavioral Toxicology.- Neuropsychological Testing Strategies.- Historical Views of Neurotoxicity.- Principles of Neurotoxic Damage.- Legislative Issues and Neurotoxic Damage.- Testing Subclinical Neurotoxic Effects.- Advantages of Neuropsychological Toxicology Assessment.- Unsolved Challenges in Assessment of Neurotoxic Syndromes.- Other Issues.- Neuropsychology in Toxic Substance Research.- Who Is at Risk?.- Symptoms of Concern.- Summary.- 2 Evaluation of Neurotoxic Syndromes.- Initial Medical Evaluation.- Health Questionnaire Construction.- Neuropsychological Toxicology Test Battery Construction.- Neuropsychological Toxicology Test Batteries.- Individual Tests.- Children’s Tests.- Interpretation of Neuropsychological Test Results.- Summary.- Testing Cautions.- Complementary Approaches.- 3 Metals.- History.- Variables That Affect Neurotoxicity.- Neuropsychological Testing of Metal Exposure.- Aluminum.- Antimony.- Arsenic.- Barium.- Bismuth.- Cadmium.- Chromium.- Copper.- Gold.- Iron.- Lead.- Lithium.- Manganese.- Mercury.- Nickel.- Platinum.- Selenium.- Silicon and Silicone.- Tellurium.- Thallium.- Tin and Organotins.- Tungsten Carbide.- Vanadium.- Zinc.- Other Metals.- 4 Solvents.- Exposure.- Diagnostic Procedures.- Solvent Mixtures.- Solvent Abuse.- Individual Solvents.- Prognosis for Chronic Solvent Exposure.- Conclusion.- 5 Alcohol.- Acute Effects.- Social Drinking.- Chronic Effects.- Which Tests Show Impairment?.- Recovery of Function.- Isopropyl Alcohol Abuse.- Conclusions.- 6 Drugs.- Prescription Drugs.- Abused and Nonprescription Drugs.- Conclusions—Neuropsychological Toxicology of Drugs.- 7 Pesticides.- Routes of Exposure and Individuals at Risk.- Organophosphates.- Dursban.-Carbamates.- Chlorinated Hydrocarbons.- Chlorinated Cyclodienes.- Other Pesticides.- Fungicides and Fumigants.- Exposure to Combinations of Pesticides.- Herbicides.- 8 Other Neurotoxins.- Acrylamide.- Anesthetic Gases.- Arthrinium.- Aspartame.- Bromine.- Butane.- Carbon Monoxide.- Cassavism.- Chlorine.- Cyanide.- Cycads.- Extremely Low-Frequency Electromagnetic Radiation.- Eosinophilia Myalgia Syndrome.- Ethyl Chloride.- Ethylene Oxide.- Foods.- Food Additives.- Formaldehyde.- Jet Fuels.- Hydrogen Sulfide.- Hyperbaric Nitrogen.- Ionizing Radiation.- Lathyrus sativus (Neurolathyrism).- Ozone.- Pentaborane.- Phenol.- Polychlorinated Biphenyls.- Propane.- Silicon and Silicone.- Toxic Oil Syndrome.- 9 Psychosomatic Disorders.- Multiple Chemical Sensitivity.- Sick Building Syndrome.- Mass Psychogenic Illness.- Workplace Stress.- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.- Chronic Technological Disaster.- 10 Forensic and Private Practice Issues.- Toxic Torts.- Applying Research Data to Clinical Cases.- References.