Childhood lead exposure causes permanent brain damage

Tuesday, December 1, 2009 - 05:56 in Health & Medicine

A study using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to evaluate brain function revealed that adults who were exposed to lead as children incur permanent brain injury. The results were presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

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