Asbestos exposure and Alzheimer disease

10 cases in which an asbestos-related disease (malignant pleural mesothelioma or asbestosis) was associated with severe Alzheimer type lesions in the brain are reported. The patients, all males aged between 67 and 78 years, had been occupationally exposed to asbestos in the shipbuilding industry. Th...

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Published inItalian journal of neurological sciences Vol. 7; no. 1; p. 145
Main Authors Bianchi, C, Bittesini, L, Brollo, A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Italy 01.02.1986
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Alzheimer Disease - chemically induced
Alzheimer Disease - complications
Alzheimer Disease - pathology
Alzheimer Disease - psychology
Asbestos - adverse effects
Asbestosis - complications
Asbestosis - pathology
Cerebral Cortex - pathology
Environmental Exposure
Hippocampus - pathology
Humans
Lung - pathology
Male
Memory Disorders - complications
Mesothelioma - complications
Mesothelioma - pathology
Pleural Neoplasms - complications
Pleural Neoplasms - pathology
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Summary:10 cases in which an asbestos-related disease (malignant pleural mesothelioma or asbestosis) was associated with severe Alzheimer type lesions in the brain are reported. The patients, all males aged between 67 and 78 years, had been occupationally exposed to asbestos in the shipbuilding industry. The hypothesis that asbestos is a favoring factor in the genesis of Alzheimer disease is discussed.
ISSN:0392-0461
DOI:10.1007/BF02230433