Benzene and Related Aromatic Hydrocarbons

Mirkin, Dana B.

doi:10.1016/b978-0-7216-0693-4.50099-2

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Ondine’s Curse – Genetic and Iatrogenic Central Hypoventilation as Diagnostic Options in Forensic Medicine

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Siewiera

et al. 2015

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

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In the Nordic mythology a man lost his ability to breathe without remembering it after he was cursed by water nymph - referred to as 'Ondine's curse' - and then he died as soon as he fell asleep. Family medicine specialists are familiar with many sleeping disorders that their patients commonly call by the term Ondine's Curse. In medical sciences this term is historically related to the group of conditions that have as the common denominator seemingly spontaneous onset of life-threatening hypoventilation. The physiology and genetics specialists focus mainly on congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS), which was proven to be linked to several genetic mutations. Anesthesiologists tend to be more interested in similarly manifesting iatrogenic condition. Typically, patients that were previously subjected to general anesthesia, after temporarily waking up and regaining the spontaneous respiratory drive, later fall back into unconsciousness and develop hypoventilation. Anesthesiologists also call it Ondine's curse because of the sudden and unexpected sleep onset. The iatrogenic Ondine's curse is proven to be precipitated by delayed anesthetics release from patients' fat tissue - where it was deposited at the time general anesthesia was administered - back into bloodstream. Forensic medicine has to consider the latter form of Ondine's curse called scenario more often, as they investigate sudden deaths related to surgery and general anesthesia in the post-operational care period. These cases may also fall into the category of medical malpractice-related deaths.

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Ondine’s Curse – Genetic and Iatrogenic Central Hypoventilation as Diagnostic Options in Forensic Medicine

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Man-Made Bio-based and Biodegradable Fibers for Textile Applications

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Sustainable Textiles: Production, Processing, Manufacturing &Amp; Chemistry

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BTEX air concentrations and self-reported common health problems in gasoline sellers from Cotonou, Benin

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Fayomi

Valcke

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International Journal of Environmental Health Research

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To examine the relation between BTEX exposure levels and common self-reported health problems in 140 gasoline sellers in Cotonou, Benin, a questionnaire documenting their socioeconomic status and their health problems was used, whereas 18 of them went through semi-directed qualitative individual interviews and 17 had air samples taken on their workplace for BTEX analysis. Median concentrations for BTEX were significantly lower on official (range of medians: 54-207 μg/m³, n = 9) vs unofficial (148-1449 μg/m³, n = 8) gasoline-selling sites (p < 0.05). Self-reported health problems were less frequently reported in sellers from unofficial vs official selling sites (p < 0.05), because, as suggested by the semi-directed interviews, of their fear of losing their important, but illegal, source of income. Concluding, this study has combined quantitative and qualitative methodological approaches to account for the complex socioeconomic and environmental conditions of the investigated sellers, leading to their, in some cases, preoccupying BTEX exposure.

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Benzene and Related Aromatic Hydrocarbons

Cited by 4 publications

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Ondine’s Curse – Genetic and Iatrogenic Central Hypoventilation as Diagnostic Options in Forensic Medicine

Ondine’s Curse – Genetic and Iatrogenic Central Hypoventilation as Diagnostic Options in Forensic Medicine

Man-Made Bio-based and Biodegradable Fibers for Textile Applications

BTEX air concentrations and self-reported common health problems in gasoline sellers from Cotonou, Benin

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