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8 April 2025
Vol. 37 No. 1 (2015)
[Are we underestimating the occupational risks for neurodegenerative diseases?]
Stiamo sottovalutando i rischi occupazionali per le patologie neurodegenerative?
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In recent years a great number of studies suggests that occupational exposures could play a role in the onset of some neurodegenerative diseases. The literature data are more numerous for Parkinson's disease, Multiple Sclerosis and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, although to date no specific occupational exposure was proved to be a definite causal factor. This lack of information is attributable both to the complex patogenesis of these diseases and to a delay regarding this field of research with respect to others pathologies. Nevertheless, available evidence oblige researchers to deepen the studies of occupational exposures as risk factors of neurodegenerative diseases, in order to provide a solid basis possible preventive measures for a class of pathologies with high social impact, both in terms of therapies and in terms of disability.
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[Are we underestimating the occupational risks for neurodegenerative diseases?]: Stiamo sottovalutando i rischi occupazionali per le patologie neurodegenerative?. (2025). Giornale Italiano Di Medicina Del Lavoro Ed Ergonomia, 37(1), 1-5. https://doi.org/10.4081/gimle.672
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