Neuropsychological effects of konzo: A neuromotor disease associated with poorly processed cassava

Pediatrics

Volumn 131, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Boivin, Michael J ^a   Okitundu, Daniel ^b   Bumoko, Guy Makila Mabe ^b   Sombo, Marie Therese ^b   Mumba, Dieudonne ^b,c   Tylleskar, Thorkild ^d   Page, Connie F ^a   Muyembe, Jean Jacques Tamfum ^b,c   Tshala Katumbay, Desire ^b,e  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KINSHASA   (Congo)

^c Institut National de Recherche Biomedicale   (Congo)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^e OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Cassava; Children; Cognitive ability; Konzo; Memory; Motor function; Motor neuron disease; Neuropsychology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRUININKS OSERETSKY TEST OF MOTOR PROFICIENCY 2; CASSAVA; CHILD; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KAUFMAN ASSESSMENT BATTERY FOR CHILDREN II; KONZO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSING INDEX; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVOUS SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 84876000358     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2012-3011     Document Type: Article

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