NEUROCOGNITIVE EFFECTS OF ALUMINUM

被引：69

作者：

BOLLA, KI

BRIEFEL, G

SPECTOR, D

SCHWARTZ, BS

WIELER, L

HERRON, J

GIMENEZ, L

机构：

[1] JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT PSYCHIAT,DIV RENAL MED,BALTIMORE,MD 21224

[2] JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT BEHAV SCI,DIV RENAL MED,BALTIMORE,MD 21224

[3] JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV,SCH HYG & PUBL HLTH,DEPT ENVIRONM HLTH SCI,BALTIMORE,MD 21224

来源：

ARCHIVES OF NEUROLOGY | 1992年 / 49卷 / 10期

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D O I：

10.1001/archneur.1992.00530340037015

中图分类号：

R74 [神经病学与精神病学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

The neurocognitive effects of aluminum (Al) were studied in 35 hemodialysis patients. Higher Al levels were associated with a decline in visual memory. As Al levels increased, patients with lower vocabulary scores (a measure of premorbid intelligence) showed a decline in attention/concentration, frontal lobe functions, and on several neurocognitive measures, while those with higher vocabulary scores revealed no Al-related decline. These results suggest that individuals with lower verbal intelligence may possess less well-developed compensatory strategies to overcome the neurocognitive effects associated with Al. These data also indicate that Al is neurotoxic and, therefore, potential sources of environmental Al should be identified and eliminated.

引用

页码：1021 / 1026

页数：6

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