Psychological symptoms and intermittent hypertension following acute microwave exposure.

{
  "study_type": "case_report",
  "exposure": {
    "band": "microwave",
    "source": "occupational",
    "frequency_mhz": null,
    "sar_wkg": null,
    "duration": "acute"
  },
  "population": "Two men accidentally, acutely irradiated with X-band microwave radiation",
  "sample_size": 2,
  "outcomes": [
    "psychological symptoms (emotional lability, irritability, headaches, insomnia)",
    "hypertension (intermittent; diagnosed several months after exposure)"
  ],
  "main_findings": "Two men with accidental acute X-band microwave exposure were followed for 12 months and developed similar psychological symptoms (emotional lability, irritability, headaches, insomnia). Several months after exposure, hypertension was diagnosed in both; no organic basis for the psychological problems or secondary cause for hypertension was found.",
  "effect_direction": "harm",
  "limitations": [
    "Case report design with only two cases",
    "No quantitative exposure metrics reported (e.g., power density, SAR, duration)",
    "Causality is circumstantial; no control/comparison group",
    "Potential confounding factors not described"
  ],
  "evidence_strength": "very_low",
  "confidence": 0.78,
  "peer_reviewed_likely": "yes",
  "keywords": [
    "microwave radiation",
    "X-band",
    "acute exposure",
    "occupational exposure",
    "psychological symptoms",
    "headache",
    "insomnia",
    "irritability",
    "emotional lability",
    "hypertension",
    "case report"
  ],
  "suggested_hubs": [
    {
      "slug": "occupational-exposure",
      "weight": 0.9,
      "reason": "Accidental acute irradiation occurred in an occupational context and is reported in an occupational medicine journal."
    }
  ]
}