Arsenic Exposure and Neuropsychological Outcomes in Children: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT: A child's exposure to arsenic (As) can begin in utero through placental transfer to the fetus. There is a growing body of epidemiologic evidence suggesting an association between As exposure and neuropsychological development. Therefore, our objective was to describe the consequences of maternal and/or childhood As exposure on children's neuropsychological development. We conducted a scoping review with a systematic search of the PubMed, Scopus, EMBASE, Web of Science, and PsycINFO databases. We included studies that assessed the association between maternal and/or childhood As exposure and neuropsychological development in children up to an average of 12 years of age. A total of 77 studies were included, most of which were published between 2020 and 2024 (44.1%), conducted in the United S

SUBMITTER: Notario-Barandiaran L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12300646 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature