Pediatric Neurology Briefs (May 1996)
Lead Intoxication in Children with Autism
Abstract
The incidence of reexposure to lead poisoning in 17 children with pervasive developmental disorders (PDD), including autism, compared to a randomly selected group of 30 children without PDD who were treated for plumbism over the same six year period, was evaluated by a retrospective chart review at the lead treatment program, Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Poison Control System, Boston, MA.
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