Prenatal PCB Exposure and Cognitive Dysfunction

Authors

  • J Gordon Millichap Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-8-5-11

Keywords:

Neuropsychological Effects, Visual Evoked Potentials, Neurologic Examinations

Abstract

The neuropsychological effects of in utero exposure to PCBs and their related compounds were evaluated in 27 ‘Yu-Cheng’ (‘oil disease’) children (ages 7 to 12 years) at the Departments of Pediatrics and Psychiatry, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.

Published

1994-05-01

Issue

Section

Toxic and Substance Use Disorders