Cognitive Improvement Following Lead Chelation

J Gordon Millichap

doi:10.15844/pedneurbriefs-7-4-6

Cognitive Improvement Following Lead Chelation

Pediatric Neurology Briefs

Volume 7 (1993): Issue 4

By: J Gordon Millichap

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|Apr 1993

Abstract

The short (7 weeks) and long (6 months) term effects of lowered blood lead levels on cognitive performance were measured in 154 previously untreated lead-poisoned children, aged 13 to 87 months, examined at the Department of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-7-4-6 | Journal eISSN: 2166-6482

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Language: English

Page range: 27 - 28

Published on: Apr 1, 1993

Published by: Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Keywords:

Erythrocyte Protoporphyrin Levels,

Mobilization Tests,

Cognitive Index

© 1993 J Gordon Millichap, published by Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Volume 7 (1993): Issue 4