kilburn@usc.edu
• ABSTRACT
• Observations on 23 patients exposed to molds indoors showed two patterns of neurobehavioral impairment. Ten New York patients exposed in multiple apartments in one building had impaired balance, reaction time, color discrimination, visual fields, cognition, verbal recall and trail making. Thirteen patients from Arizona and California had impaired balance, reaction time, cognition, recall and trail making without abnormalities of color vision and visual fields. Small airways obstruction occurred in 3 older New York patients and four from Arizona. Longer durations of exposure and aging appear to increase total abnormalities, visual deficits and pulmonary impairment. Mold spores and mycotoxins inhaled indoors appear to cause chemical encephalopathy and reactive airway disease.

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