Cognitive deficit in 7-year-old children with prenatal exposure to methylmercury

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 417-428

  Grandjean, Philippe ^a,b   Weihe, Pal ^a,c   White, Roberta F ^a,b,d   Debes, Frodi ^c   Araki, Shunichi ^e   Yokoyama, Kazuhito ^e   Murata, Katsuyuki ^e   SØrensen, Nicolina ^c   Dahl, Rasmus ^a   JØrgensen, Poul J ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Faroese Hospital System   (Denmark)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^f ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Environmental pollution; Food contamination; Methylmercury compounds; Neuropsychological tests; Prenatal exposure delayed effects; Preschool child

Indexed keywords

METHYLMERCURY; METHYLMERCURY DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROTOXICITY; POLLUTION; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; DIET; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY, BRAIN STEM; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; LEARNING; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; POSTURE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

CETACEA; DELPHINIDAE;

EID: 0030710168     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-0362(97)00097-4     Document Type: Article

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