The influence of low level pre-and perinatal exposure to PCDD/Fs, PCBs, and lead on attention performance and attention-related behavior among German school …

J Neugebauer, J Wittsiepe… - International Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Prenatal exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and lead are thought to
be risk factors for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), whereas the prenatal …

The influence of maternal dietary exposure to dioxins and PCBs during pregnancy on ADHD symptoms and cognitive functions in Norwegian preschool children

IH Caspersen, H Aase, G Biele, AL Brantsæter… - Environment …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins/dibenzofurans (dioxins) and polychlorinated
biphenyls (PCBs) are persistent organic pollutants (POPs) with potentially adverse impact …

Maternal serum persistent organic pollutant exposure and offspring diagnosed ADHD in a national birth cohort

K Cheslack-Postava, P Rantakokko, H Kiviranta… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Evidence implicates environmental factors in attention-deficit/hyperactivity
disorder (ADHD) risk. Prenatal exposures to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and the …

Prenatal and postnatal exposure to persistent organic pollutants and attention-deficit and hyperactivity disorder: a pooled analysis of seven European birth cohort …

J Forns, H Stigum, BB Høyer, I Sioen… - International journal …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is increasing worldwide for
reasons largely unknown and environmental chemicals with neurotoxic properties, such as …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of low-level prenatal exposure to PCDD/Fs and PCBs on empathizing, systemizing and autistic traits: results from the Duisburg birth cohort study

N Nowack, J Wittsiepe, M Kasper-Sonnenberg… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) and
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are assumed to act as endocrine disruptor chemicals …

Prenatal PBDE and PCB exposures and reading, cognition, and externalizing behavior in children

H Zhang, K Yolton, GM Webster, A Sjödin… - Environmental …, 2017 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Prenatal polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and polychlorinated
biphenyls (PCBs) exposures may influence children's neurodevelopment. Objective: We …

Gender difference in the effects of lead exposure at different time windows on neurobehavioral development in 5-year-old children

H Joo, JH Choi, E Burm, H Park, YC Hong… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Although the association between lead exposure and children's
neurodevelopment has been studied, gender differences remain to be investigated. We …

Lead and PCBs as risk factors for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder

PA Eubig, A Aguiar, SL Schantz - Environmental health …, 2010 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Objectives Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most frequently diagnosed
neurobehavioral disorder of childhood, yet its etiology is not well understood. In this review …

Neuropsychological measures of attention and impulse control among 8-year-old children exposed prenatally to organochlorines

SK Sagiv, SW Thurston, DC Bellinger… - Environmental …, 2012 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: We previously reported associations between organochlorines and behaviors
related to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder among boys and girls at 8 years of age …

Prenatal and postnatal lead exposure and early cognitive development: longitudinal study in Saudi Arabia

I Al-Saleh, M Nester, A Mashhour… - Journal of …, 2009 - dl.begellhouse.com
The goal of this study was to assess the effect of prenatal and postnatal lead exposure on
early cognitive development of infants using the Bayley Scale of Infant Development (BSID-I) …