Association between gestational levels of toxic metals and essential elements and cerebral palsy in children.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common motor disability in childhood, but its causes are only partly known. Early-life exposure to toxic metals and inadequate or excess amounts of essential elements can adversely affect brain and nervous system development. However, little is still known about these as perinatal risk factors for CP. This study aims to investigate the associations between second trimester maternal blood levels of toxic metals, essential elements, and mixtures thereof, with CP diagnoses in children.

Methods

In a large, population-based prospective birth cohort (The Norwegian Mother, Father, and Child Cohort Study), children with CP diagnoses were identified through The Norwegian Patient Registry and Cerebral Palsy Registry of Norway. One hundred f

SUBMITTER: Weyde KVF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10470125 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature