Prenatal PCB Exposure and Cognitive Dysfunction

Abstract

The neuropsychological effects of in utero exposure to PCBs and their related compounds were evaluated in 27 ‘Yu-Cheng’ (‘oil disease’) children (ages 7 to 12 years) at the Departments of Pediatrics and Psychiatry, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.

Keywords

• neuropsychological effects
• visual evoked potentials
• neurologic examinations