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Does helminth infection affect mental processing and educational achievement?
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15275558     Owner:  NLM     Status:  PubMed-not-MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
In this article, Catherine Nokes and Donald Bundy reexamine the evidence linking intestinal helminth infection to impaired cognitive function and educational outcomes. They consider first the evidence that implies a connection between intellectual dysfunction and the sequelae of infection, then the significance of correlations between infection and poor mental status, and finally the evidence from case-control and double-blind intervention studies. The article is not intended as a comprehensive summary of all the research on helminth infection and mental function - indeed the majority of research undertaken in the early part of this century is not included - but rather as a thought provoking article to highlight the difficulties with interpreting existing data and to stimulate new interest in this field.
Authors:
C Nokes; D A Bundy
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Parasitology today (Personal ed.)     Volume:  10     ISSN:  0169-4758     ISO Abbreviation:  Parasitol. Today (Regul. Ed.)     Publication Date:  1994 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2004-07-27     Completed Date:  2005-04-12     Revised Date:  2009-09-29    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8605563     Medline TA:  Parasitol Today     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  14-8     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Imperial College, Prince Consort Road, London, UK SW7 2BB.
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