Lower serum levels of selenium, copper, and zinc are related to neuromotor impairments in children with konzo

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 349, Issue 1-2, 2015, Pages 149-153

  Bumoko, G M M ^a   Sadiki, N H ^a   Rwatambuga, A ^e   Kayembe, K P ^a   Okitundu, D L ^a   Mumba Ngoyi, D ^a,b   Muyembe, J J T ^a,b   Banea, J P ^c   Boivin, M J ^d   Tshala Katumbay, D ^a,b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KINSHASA   (Congo)

^b Institut National de Recherche Bio Medicale   (Congo)

^c Ministry of Health   (Congo)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Copper; Cyanide; Konzo; Oxidative stress; Selenium; Zinc

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; MERCURY; SELENIUM; THIOCYANATE; ZINC; 8,12-ISO-ISOPROSTANE F2ALPHA-VI; CYANIDE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; THIOCYANIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CADMIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COBALT BLOOD LEVEL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPPER BLOOD LEVEL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; KONZO; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MANGANESE BLOOD LEVEL; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MERCURY BLOOD LEVEL; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELENIUM BLOOD LEVEL; SOUTH AFRICAN; STUNTING; TRACE METAL BLOOD LEVEL; URINE LEVEL; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL; AFRICA; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; BLOOD; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; URINE;

AFRICA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; COPPER; CYANIDES; DINOPROST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SELENIUM; THIOCYANATES; ZINC;

EID: 84923951666     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: 18785883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2015.01.007     Document Type: Article

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