Neuropsychological Effects of Mercury Exposure in Children and Adolescents of the Amazon Region, Brazil.

CONCLUSIONS: High concentrations of Total Hg in hair were associated with a lower performance in neuropsychological functions tests. The results show that environmental exposure to Hg is associated to children and adolescents' lower neuropsychological performance in the riverine and resettled areas of the Brazilian Amazon region.
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Source: Neurotoxicology - April 22, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Dos Santos-Lima C, de Souza Mourão D, Ferreira de Carvalho C, de Souza-Marques BL, Vega CM, Gonçalves RA, Argollo N, Antonio Menezes-Filho J, Abreu N, de Souza Hacon S Tags: Neurotoxicology Source Type: research