Signs
and Symptoms Most Frequently Reported in Long-Term, Heavy
Users
of Toluene-Containing Solvents
Short-term memory loss
Emotional instability
Cognitive impairment
Slurred and "scanning" speech
Wide-based ataxic gait
Staggering or stumbling
Nystagmus
Ocular flutter
Tremor
Optic neuropathy
Unilateral or bilateral hearing loss
Loss of sense of smell
Diffuse slowing of the EEG
Abnormal or absent brainstem auditory-evoked
response
Diffuse cerebral,cerebellar, and brainstem
atrophy
Enlarged ventricles and widening of cortical
sulci, especially in the frontal or temporal cortex
-Gordon
T. Pryor, Ph.D.
