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Occupational Medicine 1992;42:137-142
© 1992 Society of Occupational Medicine

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Epilepsy and employability: a comparative evaluation of epileptic employees working in the steel plants of India

A. K. Dasgupta

Specialist in Charge, Industrial Medicine, Rourkela Steel Plant Rourkela-769011, Orissa, India

Information on seizures and provoking factors, occupational status, shift work, overtime, home and work place adjustment was obtained from 176 epileptic employees working in hazardous, less and non-hazardous areas of steel plants in India. Accidents at work and sickness absence were also assessed in 44 epileptics. An overall comparison was made between Group A hazardous (63) and Group B less/non-hazardous (76) of the total of 139 epileptic employees over a three year period. Group A performed better than Group B. When compared with 77 employees with occupational dermatoses, 139 epileptics did more fixed shifts and had less promotion.

Correspondence and reprint requests to: Dr A. K. Dasgupta, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Portsmouth DSC, St Mary's Hospital, Milton Road, Portsmouth P03 6A0. UK


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