Cognitive deficits at age 22 years associated with prenatal exposure to methylmercury

• Published in: Cortex Vol. 74; pp. 358 - 369
• Main Authors: Debes, Frodi, Weihe, Pal, Grandjean, Philippe
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Italy Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2016
• Subjects: Cognition Disorders - chemically induced; Environmental exposure; Environmental Exposure - adverse effects; Female; Fetal Blood; Humans; Male; Methylmercury compounds; Methylmercury Compounds - toxicity; Neuropsychological measures; Neuropsychological Tests; Pregnancy; Prenatal exposure delayed effects; Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects - psychology; Seafood; Structural equation modeling; Young Adult; Gsm; Environmental exposure; Structural equation modeling; CVLT; WJ III; Prenatal exposure delayed effects; CPT; WISC-R; Gps; Glr; Gs; Gt; Gv; NES2; Neuropsychological measures; WAIS-R; Methylmercury compounds; Gc; Gf; Hg

Prenatal exposure to mercury has been associated with adverse effects on child neurodevelopment. The present study aims to determine the extent to which methylmercury-associated cognitive deficits persist into adult age. In a Faroese birth cohort originally formed in 1986–1987 (N = 1,022), prenatal...