Neurobehavioral effects among inhabitants around mobile phone base stations
Abdel-Rassoul G, El-Fateh OA, Salem MA, Michael A, Farahat F, El-Batanouny M, Salem E · 2007
View Original AbstractExposed inhabitants reported more neuropsychiatric symptoms and showed both worse and better performance on neurobehavioral tests compared to controls.
Plain English Summary
A cross-sectional study enrolled 85 residents living near a mobile phone base station in Egypt and 80 matched controls. Exposed residents reported significantly higher rates of headache, memory changes, dizziness, tremors, depressive symptoms, and sleep disturbance than controls. On neurobehavioral testing, exposed residents performed worse on a test of attention and short-term auditory memory but better on tests of visuomotor speed and attention. Residents living opposite the station performed worse on a problem-solving test than those living under the station. Measured radiofrequency radiation levels were below the allowable standard.
Why This Matters
The researchers concluded that inhabitants near base stations are at risk for neuropsychiatric problems and changes in neurobehavioral function. They recommended revising exposure guidelines and using the neurobehavioral test battery for regular monitoring. Participants completed a structured questionnaire covering personal, educational, and medical histories, neurological examinations, the neurobehavioral test battery, and the Eysenck personality questionnaire.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study. The study examined exposure from: Mobile phone base stations
Study Details
To identify the possible neurobehavioral deficits among inhabitants living nearby mobile phone base stations
A cross-sectional study was conducted on (85) inhabitants living nearby the first mobile phone stati...
The prevalence of neuropsychiatric complaints as headache (23.5%), memory changes (28.2%), dizziness...
Inhabitants living nearby mobile phone base stations are at risk for developing neuropsychiatric problems and some changes in the performance of neurobehavioral functions either by facilitation or inhibition. So, revision of standard guidelines for public exposure to RER from mobile phone base station antennas and using of NBTB for regular assessment and early detection of biological effects among inhabitants around the stations are recommended.
Show BibTeX
@article{g_2007_neurobehavioral_effects_among_inhabitants_1486,
author = {Abdel-Rassoul G and El-Fateh OA and Salem MA and Michael A and Farahat F and El-Batanouny M and Salem E},
title = {Neurobehavioral effects among inhabitants around mobile phone base stations},
year = {2007},
url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0161813X06001835},
}