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From: Chemical Hazards Handbook
Section: 2 Chemicals and Chemistry - Toxicity - Toxic effects -

Nervous system

The nervous system is usually described in two parts, the central nervous system or CNS (brain and spinal cord), and the peripheral nervous system (the other nerves which control the muscles and senses). Chemicals may affect the CNS or the peripheral nervous system or both.

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