Association of Lead Levels and Cerebral Palsy

• Main Authors: Neha Bansal MD (Author), Anju Aggarwal MD, FIAP, MNAMS (Author), M. M. A. Faridi MD, FIAP, MNAMS (Author), Tusha Sharma PhD (Author), B. D. Baneerjee PhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2017-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Background: Cerebral palsy is a common motor disability in childhood. Raised lead levels affect cognition. Children with cerebral palsy may have raised lead levels, further impairing their residual cognitive motor and behavioral abilities. Environmental exposure and abnormal eating habits may lead t...