Cognitive Effects of Konzo

• Autores: M. J. Friedrich
• Localización: JAMA: the journal of the American Medical Association, ISSN 0098-7484, Vol. 309, Nº. 19, 2013, pág. 1985
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Konzo, an irreversible neuromotor disorder in children that has been linked to ingestion of bitter cassava root, a staple food in sub-Saharan Africa, also undermines cognitive function, even in those with no physical symptoms of the disease, report researchers from Michigan State University, East Lansing (Boivin MJ et al. Pediatrics. 2013;131[4]:e1231-e1239).

    Improperly prepared bitter cassava root has been linked to a neuromotor disorder called konzo and also may impair cognitive function.