CORRELATION BETWEEN TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND A VARIETY OF DISEASES, MAINLY NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS

Year 2017, Volume: Volume 2 Issue: İssue 1 (1) - 2.İnternational Congress Of Forensic Toxicology, 267 - 267, 16.02.2017

Filiz Ekim Çevik Esma Cansu Çevik Dursun Kırbaş Faruk Aşıcıoğlu

Abstract

Neurodegenerative
disorders are composed of a group of pathological traits, characterised by a
progressive and irreversible loss of neurons within specific regions of a
brain. The most commons are the following: Parkinson's Disease, Huntington's
Disease, Alzheimer's Disease, and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. In a variable
studies conducted, there has been a correlation found between an exposure to
the elements of daily use, such as aluminum and copper, pesticide-derived heavy
metals, such as manganese and mercury, and arsenic. In industry, the values of
neurotoxic substances' emission to air have been determined to be really high.
In addition, these substances' relation to the diseases, like secondary
hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus are being researched. Also, evaluations
regarding the synergistic effects of toxic substances if used together are
being made. In this study, interesting and current evaluations within the topic
are included with an aim of coming up certain evaluations regarding humans'
health.

Keywords

CORRELATION BETWEEN TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND A VARIETY OF DISEASES

References

• Filiz Ekim ÇEVİK, Esma Cansu ÇEVİK, Dursun KIRBAŞ, Faruk AŞICIOĞLU
• Istanbul University, Institute of Forensic Sciences Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Medicine