Citation

De Cauwer H, Somville FJ, Joillet M. Acta Neurol. Belg. 2017; 117(3): 603-611.

Affiliation

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

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Acta Medica Belgica)

DOI

10.1007/s13760-017-0774-y

PMID

28343251

Abstract

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.

Language: en

Keywords

Biological warfare; Chemical warfare; Neurology; Terrorism