Prockop Leon D
Department of Neurology, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida, USA.
J Neurol Sci. 2006 Nov 1;249(1):50-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2006.06.017. Epub 2006 Aug 21.
The events of September 11, 2001, made citizens of the world acutely aware of disasters consequent to present-day terrorism. This is a war being waged for reasons obscure to many of its potential victims. The term "NBCs" was coined in reference to terrorist weapons of mass destruction, i.e., nuclear, biological and chemical. The currently accepted acronym is "CBRNE" which includes Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive weapons. Non-nuclear explosives are the most common terrorist weapon now in use. Nuclear and radiological weapons are beyond the scope of this publication, which focuses on the "CBEs", i.e. chemical, biological and explosive weapons. Although neurologists will not be the first responders to CBEs, they must know about the neurological effects in order to provide diagnosis and treatment to survivors. Neurological complications of chemical, biological and explosive weapons which have or may be used by terrorists are reviewed by international experts in this publication. Management and treatment profiles are outlined.
2001年9月11日的事件让世界各国公民深刻意识到当今恐怖主义所引发的灾难。这是一场许多潜在受害者都不明其缘由的战争。“NBCs”一词最初是用来指代恐怖主义大规模杀伤性武器，即核、生物和化学武器。目前通用的首字母缩略词是“CBRNE”，包括化学、生物、放射性、核及爆炸物武器。非核爆炸物是目前使用最为普遍的恐怖主义武器。核及放射性武器不在本出版物讨论范围内，本出版物重点关注“CBEs”，即化学、生物及爆炸物武器。尽管神经科医生不会是应对CBEs的首批救援人员，但他们必须了解其对神经系统的影响，以便为幸存者提供诊断和治疗。本出版物中，国际专家对恐怖分子已使用或可能使用的化学、生物及爆炸物武器的神经并发症进行了综述，并概述了管理和治疗方案。
