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Neurological aspects of chemical and biological terrorism: guidelines for neurologists

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This statement paper deals with the key role an neurologist plays in the management of victims of chemical warfare/terrorist attacks. Because terrorist factions have expanded the war zone creating a worldwide risk of terrorist attacks, not only limited to some conflict zones in the Middle East, neurologists in all countries/regions have to be prepared for disaster response. The scope of this paper is to provide guidelines for the neurological management of victims of chemical and biological terrorist attacks.

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  1. Department of Neurology, Dimpna Regional Hospital, AZ St Dimpna, JB Stessenstraat 2, 2440, Geel, Belgium

    Harald De Cauwer

  2. Department of Emergency Medicine, Dimpna Regional Hospital, Geel, Belgium

    Francis J. M. P. Somville & Marieke Joillet

  3. Department of Health Psychology, University of Leiden, Leiden, The Netherlands

    Francis J. M. P. Somville

  4. Clerkships Office, Faculty of Medicine, University of Leuven, Louvain, Belgium

    Francis J. M. P. Somville

  5. Faculty of Medicine, University of Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands

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De Cauwer, H., Somville, F.J.M.P. & Joillet, M. Neurological aspects of chemical and biological terrorism: guidelines for neurologists. Acta Neurol Belg 117, 603–611 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-017-0774-y

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