Effect of succimer chelation therapy on postural balance and gait outcomes in children with early exposure to environmental lead

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 686-695

  Bhattacharya, Amit ^a   Shukla, Rakesh ^a   Auyang, Edward D ^a   Dietrich, Kim N ^a   Bornschein, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Force platform; Functional locomotion; Gait; Postural balance; Succimer therapy

Indexed keywords

LEAD; PLACEBO; SUCCIMER;

ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CHELATION THERAPY; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG MECHANISM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GAIT; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; POSITIONAL DIZZINESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; WALKING;

CEREBELLUM; CHELATING AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; EDETIC ACID; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; INFANT; LEAD; LEAD POISONING, NERVOUS SYSTEM, CHILDHOOD; MALE; MECHANORECEPTORS; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUCCIMER; VESTIBULE;

EID: 34249729940     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2007.03.007     Document Type: Article

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