Limitations of periodical health examinations in detecting occupational chronic solvent encephalopathy

Objectives Occupational diseases (ODs) are globally underdetected, and chronic solvent encephalopathy (CSE) is no exception. The aim was to study how the recommended policies and protocols were followed in occupational health services (OHS) periodical health examinations where symptomatic CSE cases have remained undetected. Methods We retrospectively studied the medical records of occupational CSE cases (n=18) found in a screening project, which...