Elektromagnetiska fält, elöverkänslighet och neurologisk sjukdom - en kunskapsöversikt

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Elektromagnetiska fält, elöverkänslighet och neurologisk sjukdom - en kunskapsöversikt

Elektromagnetiska fält, elöverkänslighet och neurologisk sjukdom - en kunskapsöversikt

U Bergqvist, T Brante, K Fransson, K. Hansson Mild, Lena Hillert, O Johansson, L Rönnbäck, Monica Sandström, Berndt Stenberg - Show less +5 more

01 Jan 1998-

About: The article was published on 1998-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 5 citations till now.

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Prevalence of annoyance attributed to electrical equipment and smells in a Swedish population, and relationship with subjective health and daily functioning.

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Frida Carlsson¹, Björn Karlson¹, Palle Örbaek², Palle Örbaek¹, Kai Österberg¹, Per-Olof Östergren³ - Show less +2 more•Institutions (3)

Lund University¹, National Institute of Occupational Health², Malmö University³

01 Jul 2005-Public Health

TL;DR: Annoyance related to electrical and/or chemical factors was common in a Swedish population and the association with subjective health and functional capacity increased with severity of annoyance, which suggests that there is some connection between environmental annoyance, well-being andfunctional capacity.

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Baseline prevalence of symptoms related to indoor environment.

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Nils Eriksson¹, Berndt Stenberg¹•Institutions (1)

Umeå University¹

01 Aug 2006-Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

TL;DR: The prevalence of symptoms in the Swedish population was found to accord with results in studies based on different kinds of samples, and SBS symptoms, skin symptoms, and symptoms similar to those reported by individuals with ``electric hypersensitivity'' were significantly more prevalent among employees with extensive VDU usage.

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Abstract: Aims: Health problems associated with indoor environments have been reported and discussed extensively during the past few decades, not least in Sweden. There is, however, great uncertainty concerning the background prevalence of the symptoms in question. The main objective of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of general, mucosal, and skin symptoms in the Swedish population. Methods: A survey comprising 3,000 randomly selected Swedes, age 18—64, was carried out. The survey addressed 25 symptoms, principally general, mucosal, and skin symptoms. A number of other areas were covered and individual data registered at Statistics Sweden were added. The response rate was 70% (2,154 cases). Results: The prevalence of symptoms in the Swedish population was found to accord with results in studies based on different kinds of samples. Women reported significantly more single symptoms, as well as sets of symptoms, than men. There was no clear connection between age and symptoms. The prevalence of sym...

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...A number of studies have found a positive association between amount of VDU work and selfreported skin symptoms, but no specific VDUrelated skin disorder has been found in clinical studies [23]....
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...Electromagnetic fields, flickering light, and stress have been suggested as the link between extensive VDU work and health complaints [23]....
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On astrocytes and glutamate neurotransmission : new waves in brain information

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Elisabeth Hansson, Torsten Olsson, Lars Rönnbäck

01 Jan 1997

TL;DR: A summary of the knowledge on astroglial-neuronal interaction in glutamate neurotransmission is given in this article, focusing on the contribution of astroglia to synaptic dynamics.

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Abstract: This is a summary of the knowledge on astroglial-neuronal interaction in glutamate neurotransmission, especially focusing on astroglial contributions to synaptic dynamics. It briefly addresses different topics such as membrane receptors and signal transduction systems on astroglia and the expression of some ion channels and glutamate carriers.

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Belysning och hälsa - en kunskapsöversikt med fokus på ljusets modulation, spektralfördelning och dess kronobiologiska betydelse

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Monica Sandström, Ulf Bergqvist, Rickard Küller, Thorbjörn Laike, Allan Ottosson, Roger Wibom - Show less +2 more

01 Jan 2002

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...I ett antal provokationsstudier i Sverige och utomlands har man inte lyckats finna någon korrelation mellan elöverkänsligas exponering för elektronmagnetiska fält och symptomförekomst (för en översikt se (13))....
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...Detta är i överensstämmelse med de diskussioner som förts vid studier av elöverkänsliga (13; 88; 113; 132)....
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A Nonconventional Approach to the Treatment of Environmental Illness

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Bruce A. Brod

01 Dec 1996-American Journal of Contact Dermatitis

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"Terminal" dermatitis due to computers (visual display units)

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A A Fisher

01 Sep 1986-Cutis

14 citations

"Elektromagnetiska fält, elöverkänsl..." refers background in this paper

...Enstaka fallbeskrivningar finns också från USA (48, 49) och Japan (99)....
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Facial skin complaints and work at visual display units. Epidemiological, clinical and histopathological studies.

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M Berg

01 Jan 1989-Acta Dermato-venereologica

TL;DR: It is shown that people exposed to VDUs had subjective skin symptoms more often than a nonexposed control population, and most subjects with rosacea in this study experienced no impairment due to exposure to sunlight.

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Abstract: Only in Sweden is skin disease reputedly caused by working at visual display units (VDUs) a considerable problem. In the present work facial skin complaints in VDU-exposed persons have been studied by means of epidemiological, clinical and histopathological methods. The results can be summarized as follows. Half the patients referred for dermatological examination because of facial skin complaints they attributed to working at VDUs had rosacea. Most of them claimed that they had pronounced symptoms, but their skin lesions were mild. When they were followed up most of the patients reported improvement without pharmacological therapy in spite of continued VDU work. Individuals exposed to VDUs had significantly more self-reported skin complaints than a nonexposed control population of office employees, but no more visible signs. Skin tumours with malignant potential and unilateral facial skin signs were found in the same frequencies in both categories. Rosacea was the most common facial skin condition (10%) in the 809 randomly selected office employees (mean age 43 years) examined, and this condition as well as the occurrence of telangiectases (found in 57% of the examined population) was no more common among the exposed persons. The answers in the self-administered questionnaires (n = 3745), used when studying the office employees, corresponded poorly to skin status (only 46% correlated), but were reasonably accurate as regards the occurrence of more clear-cut symptoms, such as in atopic or seborrhoeic dermatitis. Patients with skin complaints they said were associated with VDUs had no characteristic histological changes in facial skin. Histological changes of varying degree were also common among the control subjects without skin complaints or exposure to VDUs. This is particularly true of the degree of degenerative change in elastic fibers, which increased with age. Rosacea was more common in women, and there was a strong association between rosacea and migraine, as well as between migraine and patients with symptoms thought to be related to work at VDUs. In contrast to previous assumptions, most subjects with rosacea in this study experienced no impairment due to exposure to sunlight. This work shows that people exposed to VDUs had subjective skin symptoms more often than a nonexposed control population. The design of the study does not permit an analysis of the cause of this phenomenon. The occurrence of skin signs in persons exposed to VDUs is, however, fortuitous from an epidemiological viewpoint.

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"Elektromagnetiska fält, elöverkänsl..." refers background in this paper

...Vid 2 anges en prospektiv beskrivning erhållen ur longitudinella studier (13, 46), som indikerar att merparten av de med hudbesvär vid bildskärmsarbete ej utvecklar svårare besvärsbild av typ elöverkänslighet - och att för en betydande del försvinner besvären med tiden....
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...En del forskningsresultat tyder på att så inte är fallet (13, 46) - för majoriteten av de med hudproblem hade dessa försvunnit vid uppföljningsperiodens slut, även när inga åtgärder vidtagits (46) och när individen fortsatt med bildskärmsarbete (13)....
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Visual display units and facial rashes.

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Andrew J. Carmichael¹, D.L. Roberts²•Institutions (2)

University Hospital of Wales¹, Singleton Hospital²

01 Jan 1992-Contact Dermatitis

TL;DR: Questions as to VDU use were "hidden" within other occupational questions, to conceal the aim of the study.

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Abstract: The Driver Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) for the UK is in Swansea and has 3500 employees, the majority working in offices on one site .. Approximately half spend an average of more than 2 h a day working at VDUs and this we termed being a VDU operator. In August 1990, a brief questionnaire \"Skin problems in office workers\" was distributed to all DVLA employees. An introductory statement was deliber-· ately vague: The Dermatology Department in Singleton Hospital are carrying out a survey into skin problems and are inviting staff at the Authority to take part. Confidentiality was emphasised and feedback promised. The questions fell into 3 groups: demographic; occupational; and dermatological, plus site, symptoms and appearance of affected skin. All questions were answerable by \"yes\" or \"no\". Questions as to VDU use were \"hidden\" within other occupational questions, to conceal the aim of the study. Completed questionnaires were requested within a month, to be returned to the on-site medical officer in the envelope provided.

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"Elektromagnetiska fält, elöverkänsl..." refers background in this paper

...En möjlighet - som antyds av några epidemiologiska studier (37, 38) - är att hudbesvär vid bildskärmsarbete förekommer även i andra länder, men där inte getts beskrivningen elöverkänslighet, och där inte heller EMF anförts som en möjlig orsak i någon större utsträckning....
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...Dessa hälsoeffekter var å andra sidan relaterade till ”oro för kraftledningen”, med en oddskvot av 2,24 (1,15-4,37)....
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