Electroencephalograms and nerve conduction in survivors of kwashiorkor
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- 7 January 1974
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in British Journal of Nutrition
- Vol. 31 (1) , 59-65
- https://doi.org/10.1079/bjn19740008
Abstract
1. Electroencephalographic and nerve-conduction studies were undertaken in children who had been treated in hospital for kwashiorkor 6–8 years previously; the results were compared with those for age-matched controls of similar cultural and socio-economic backgrounds.2. The electroencephalograms were normal in all.3. In three survivors of kwashiorkor, the amplitude of the sural nerve potential was less than that of the lower limit of the normal range.4. The findings are discussed in the context of the present knowledge of protein-energy (protein-calorie) malnutrition.Keywords
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