Prenatal Methylmercury, Postnatal Lead Exposure, and Evidence of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder among Inuit Children in Arctic Québec

Background: Prenatal exposure to methylmercury (MeHg) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) has been associated with impaired performance on attention tasks in previous studies, but the extent to which these cognitive deficits translate into behavioral problems in the classroom and attention deficit/...

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Published in:Environmental Health Perspectives
Main Authors: Boucher, Olivier, Jacobson, Sandra W., Plusquellec, Pierrich, Dewailly, Éric, Ayotte, Pierre, Forget-Dubois, Nadine, Jacobson, Joseph L., Muckle, Gina
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Language:English
Published: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 2012
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Research
Arctic
inuit
Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3491943
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23008274
https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1204976
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spelling ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:3491943 2023-05-15T14:56:25+02:00 Prenatal Methylmercury, Postnatal Lead Exposure, and Evidence of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder among Inuit Children in Arctic Québec Boucher, Olivier Jacobson, Sandra W. Plusquellec, Pierrich Dewailly, Éric Ayotte, Pierre Forget-Dubois, Nadine Jacobson, Joseph L. Muckle, Gina 2012-09-21 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3491943 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23008274 https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1204976 en eng National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3491943 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23008274 http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1204976 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. CC-BY Research Text 2012 ftpubmed https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1204976 2013-09-04T15:35:57Z Background: Prenatal exposure to methylmercury (MeHg) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) has been associated with impaired performance on attention tasks in previous studies, but the extent to which these cognitive deficits translate into behavioral problems in the classroom and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) remains unknown. By contrast, lead (Pb) exposure in childhood has been associated with ADHD and disruptive behaviors in several studies. Text Arctic inuit PubMed Central (PMC) Arctic Environmental Health Perspectives 120 10 1456 1461
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Ayotte, Pierre
Forget-Dubois, Nadine
Jacobson, Joseph L.
Muckle, Gina
Prenatal Methylmercury, Postnatal Lead Exposure, and Evidence of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder among Inuit Children in Arctic Québec
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description Background: Prenatal exposure to methylmercury (MeHg) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) has been associated with impaired performance on attention tasks in previous studies, but the extent to which these cognitive deficits translate into behavioral problems in the classroom and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) remains unknown. By contrast, lead (Pb) exposure in childhood has been associated with ADHD and disruptive behaviors in several studies.
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author Boucher, Olivier
Jacobson, Sandra W.
Plusquellec, Pierrich
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title Prenatal Methylmercury, Postnatal Lead Exposure, and Evidence of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder among Inuit Children in Arctic Québec
title_short Prenatal Methylmercury, Postnatal Lead Exposure, and Evidence of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder among Inuit Children in Arctic Québec
title_full Prenatal Methylmercury, Postnatal Lead Exposure, and Evidence of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder among Inuit Children in Arctic Québec
title_fullStr Prenatal Methylmercury, Postnatal Lead Exposure, and Evidence of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder among Inuit Children in Arctic Québec
title_full_unstemmed Prenatal Methylmercury, Postnatal Lead Exposure, and Evidence of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder among Inuit Children in Arctic Québec
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