Neurolathyrism risk depends on type of grass pea preparation and on mixing with cereals and antioxidants

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 169-178

  Getahun, Haileyesus ^a,b,c,d   Lambein, Fernand ^b   Vanhoorne, Michel ^b   Van Der Stuyft, Patrick ^b,c  

^a South Gondar Health Department   (Ethiopia)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^d NONE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Ethiopia; Grass pea; Lathyrism

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; NEUROTOXIN;

DIET; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH RISK; TOXIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CEREAL; CHILD; COOKING; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; FOOD PROCESSING; GENDER; GRASS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LATHYRISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PARALYSIS; PEA; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIOXIDANTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEREALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; HUMANS; LATHYRISM; LATHYRUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEUROTOXINS; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

PISUM SATIVUM; TRIXIS;

EID: 13944263638     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2004.01370.x     Document Type: Article

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