[Electroneurographical examination of agricultural workers exposed to plant protective agents]

Clinical and neurological as well as electromyographic examinations were made on twenty-five subjects working in agriculture and handling plant protection products. Measurements of the rate of nerve conduction were made on the peroneal and median nerves. The average rate of conduction of the peroneal nerve was found to be reduced in persons who had been exposed o plant protectives for more than three years. Electroneurography appears to be useful method of recognizing polyneuropathic symptoms of chronic and toxic affections caused by insecticides.