Neurological changes induced by a mobile phone.

Hocking B, Westerman R

Occup Med (Lond) 52(7):413-415, 2002

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.