Colbeth and colleagues (2019) analyzed questionnaire data gathered from Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) World Trade Center (WTC)-exposed firefighters and emergency medical service (EMS) workers to evaluate the risk for peripheral neuropathy based on Diabetic Neuropathy Symptom scores. While these questionnaire data do not provide objective measures they do nevertheless suggest that working at the WTC site increases an individual's risk for developing peripheral nervous system dysfunction with aging 15 years after these workers were exposed to particulates and gases while working at the WTC after 9/11.
Future studies are needed to ascertain if these symptoms of peripheral nerve damage are associated with the increased risk for cognitive deficits and increased accumulation of amyloid and tau pathology in the brain observed by Clouston and colleagues.
Link to Colbeth et al 2019 in PubMed
Link to Alzforum article reporting on Clouston et al findings
Future studies are needed to ascertain if these symptoms of peripheral nerve damage are associated with the increased risk for cognitive deficits and increased accumulation of amyloid and tau pathology in the brain observed by Clouston and colleagues.
Link to Colbeth et al 2019 in PubMed
Link to Alzforum article reporting on Clouston et al findings
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