Lead (Pb) neurotoxicology and cognition

MP Santa Maria, BD Hill, J Kline - Applied Neuropsychology: Child, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Lead (Pb) is a neurotoxic substance. While it is widely understood that Pb exposure in early
childhood adversely impacts neurodevelopment and intelligence, other aspects of cognition …

IQ alteration induced by lead in developed and underdeveloped/developing countries: A systematic review and a meta-analysis

MEA Galiciolli, LS Lima, NS da Costa… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of Pb exposure on full-scale IQ score in
pediatric subjects. Following PRISMA guidelines, the data from January 2010 to April 2020 …

[HTML][HTML] Maternal blood metal and metalloid concentrations in association with birth outcomes in Northern Puerto Rico

P Ashrap, DJ Watkins, B Mukherjee, J Boss… - Environment …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background In previous studies, exposures to heavy metals such as Pb and Cd have been
associated with adverse birth outcomes; however, knowledge on effects at low levels of …

[HTML][HTML] Prenatal exposure to mixture of heavy metals, pesticides and phenols and IQ in children at 7 years of age: The SMBCS study

J Guo, C Wu, J Zhang, X Qi, S Lv, S Jiang, T Zhou… - Environment …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective Prenatal exposure to heavy metals, pesticides and phenols has been suggested
to interfere with neurodevelopment, but the neurotoxicity of their mixtures is still unclear. We …

[HTML][HTML] Prenatal and postnatal exposures to four metals mixture and IQ in 6-year-old children: a prospective cohort study in South Korea

KS Lee, KN Kim, YD Ahn, YJ Choi, J Cho, Y Jang… - Environment …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Humans are exposed to a mixture of metals during their lifetime; however,
evidence of neurotoxicity of such mixtures in critical time windows is still insufficient. We …

Predictors of urinary and blood Metal (loid) concentrations among pregnant women in Northern Puerto Rico

P Ashrap, DJ Watkins, B Mukherjee, J Boss… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Given the potential adverse health effects related to toxic trace metal exposure and
insufficient or excessive levels of essential trace metals in pregnant women and their …

[HTML][HTML] Umbilical cord serum elementomics of 52 trace elements and early childhood neurodevelopment: Evidence from a prospective birth cohort in rural …

L Wei, H Huang, X Chen, X Wang, R Zhang, L Su… - Environment …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Prenatal exposures to neurotoxic metals and trace elements are associated
with early childhood neurodevelopmental outcomes. However, consequences of …

[HTML][HTML] Prenatal, concurrent, and sex-specific associations between blood lead concentrations and IQ in preschool Canadian children

M Desrochers-Couture, Y Oulhote, TE Arbuckle… - Environment …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Lead exposure predicts altered neurodevelopment and lower intelligence
quotient (IQ) in children, but few studies have examined this association in children who …

Trace element profiles in pregnant women's sera and umbilical cord sera and influencing factors: Repeated measurements

C Liang, X Wu, K Huang, S Yan, Z Li, X Xia, W Pan… - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
In utero exposure to toxic heavy metals and deficient or excessive essential trace elements
during pregnancy may have adverse effects on pregnant women and their offsprings, which …

Associations of metals and neurodevelopment: a review of recent evidence on susceptibility factors

JA Bauer, V Fruh, CG Howe, RF White… - Current epidemiology …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Epidemiologic evidence exists that many metals are associated
with adverse neurobehavioral effects in young children, including lead (Pb), methylmercury …