Journal Top Ten - Columns-Mold - August 2003

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1 ARTICLE: "Neurophysiological Effects of Chronic Indoor Environmental Toxic Mold Exposure on Children"

SUMMARY: Clinicians at a medical center for immune and toxic disorders administered clinical neurological and neurobehavioral questionnaires to children attending the center due to chronic exposure to toxic molds. The children also underwent a series of neurophysiological tests including electroencephalogram (EEG), brainstem evoked potential (BAEP), visual evoked potential (VEP), and somatosensory evoked potential (SSEP). The results showed high levels of abnormalities in the analysis of the subjective responses derived from the questionnaires and abnormalities in the neurophysiological test results, but no …