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Electroencephalograms and nerve conduction in survivors of kwashiorkor

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 January 2011

G. M. Taori  and
Sheila M. Pereira
G. M. Taori
Affiliation:
Department of Neurological Sciences and Nutrition Research Unit, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
Sheila M. Pereira
Affiliation:
Department of Neurological Sciences and Nutrition Research Unit, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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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.

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Research Article
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British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 31 , Issue 1 , January 1974 , pp. 59 - 65
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Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1974

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