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Occupational Medicine 52:413-415 (2002)
Copyright © 2002 Society of Occupational Medicine

Case Report

Neurological changes induced by a mobile phone

B. Hocking * and R. Westerman {dagger}

*Consultant in Occupational Medicine, 9 Tyrone Street, Camberwell, Victoria 3124, Australia; and {dagger}Caulfield General Medical Centre, 260 Kooyong Road, Caulfield South, Victoria 3162, Australia

Correspondence to: Bruce Hocking, 9 Tyrone Street, Camberwell, Victoria 3124, Australia. e-mail: bruhoc{at}connexus.net.au

Abstract

Dysaesthesiae of the scalp after mobile phone use have been previously reported, but the basis for this has not been clear. We report a case of a 34-year-old journalist who complained of symptoms associated with use of a mobile phone. She agreed to a provocation study with her phone. Current perception threshold testing before and after exposure showed marked changes in the C-fibre nerves of the affected area compared with the opposite side. The case is supportive of a neurological basis for some cases of dysaesthesiae associated with mobile phone use.

Keywords      Cell phone; dysaesthesiae; mobile phone; neurological; provocation test


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